Comet Holmes revisited 1 year ago

This amazing comet burst into the sky when its brightness zoomed to 2 magnitude. Eventually is appeared as big as the moon in the sky. Here is more about what happened.

http://www.spaceweather.com/archive.php?view=1&day=24&month=10&year=2008

10 intriguing extrasolar planets

Learn about 10 of the most interesting extrasolar planets and their characteristics

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/extrasolar_planets.html

strange weather on other planets

Weather on other worlds is many times unlike anything on Earth. Learn more

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/081020-mm-exoplanet-weather.html

Mysterious gamma ray bursts

What are these mysterious blasts from the past . Here is more.

http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/20oct_briefmystery.htm?list731500

Beautiful fireball photo

Once in awhile you might see a brilliant fireball light up the sky. Here is a great photo of one taken at a star party


Beautiful Fireball photo
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/ap081011.html

Mars news

Snowfall Seen on Mars
By Andrea Thompson
Senior Writer
posted: 29 September 2008
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/080929-phoenix-update.html


Wind and Snow Do Strange Things on Mars
By Jeanna Bryner
Senior Writer
posted: 29 September 2008
06:53 am ET
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080929-mm-mars-ice.html


Melting Glaciers Sculpted Mars Gullies
By Andrea Thompson
Senior Writer
posted: 25 August 2008
05:56 pm ET
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080825-mars-gullies.html

Mars underground plumbing

More evidence of water traveling underground on Mars

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080926-fracture-mars.html