... Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. November 10, 1997 . Dark Volcano Active on Io . Credit: Galileo Project , JPL , NASA . ... A vast moonscape roughly the size of Arizona has just been covered by some dark material. ... It's composition remains unknown although it is certainly different in color from the red material seen surrounding volcano Pele on the upper left. ...

An Ancient Universe: How Astronomers Know the Vast Scale of Cosmic Time . ... a) Changes in the Solar System - Continued . The Cratered Face of the Moon Impact craters on the Earth, Moon, and other worlds are formed by the bombardment of chunks of rock and ice from space. ... So we conclude that the solar system experienced many more impacts in the distant past than today. ... The Changing Universe - Changes in the Solar System - Changes in Stars - Changes in the Universe | ...

Astronomy Picture of the Day . An Active Sunspot Viewed Sideways . ... Credit Copyright: Hinode , JAXA , NASA Explanation: Why are there dark spots on the sun? Although noted for thousands of years, sunspots have been known for decades to be regions of the Sun that are slightly depressed and cooled by the Sun's complex and changing magnetic field . ... Publications with keywords: sunspot - magnetic field - Sun . Publications with words: sunspot - magnetic field - Sun . ...

... Tonight's Sky . ... The Magazine . ... Star Atlas . ... An artificial comet holds secrets to Earths life . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Observing springtime deep-sky objects with a large telescope . ... The planet has extreme temperature swings and perhaps active lava flows. ... A digital supplement to Astronomy magazine. ... Join TravelQuest International with Astronomy and Discover magazines on one of three great tour options surrounding this celestial spectacle . ... Astronomy Magazine . ...

... Armagh Planetarium . ... Universe . ... Posted on January 29, 2014 | ... Continue Reading.. ... No Comments Teachers from across Northern Ireland have come together to learn how to build and launch their own rockets. ItтАЩs all part of an initiative deriving from a new тАШSpace Science [ ] . ... Hello, IтАЩm Colin, welcoming you to Astronotes, the PlanetariumтАЩs official blog. Here you will find the latest news and views from the fascinating worlds of astronomy and space exploration. ...