planets

The Minneapolis Star (Sunday) Tribune 19 October 1930 - Page 62 Is the Planet Mars Really Ruled by a Race of Beavers? SINCE scientists, after years of earnest and competent research, have been unable to detect one clear sign of manlike life on Mars, an amazing theory is now being presented to...

Mouse on Mars or would it prefer the cheesy Moon? Which animals will be the first to live on the moon and Mars? By Donavyn Coffey ( lifes-little-mysteries ) published 1 day ago Spaceborne animals could help humans survive on the moon or Mars. But which creatures would be the best for...

I’m sure most of you are aware of how this planetary aspect affects communications, computers and is a great opportunity to calculate when things are going to go haywire. Even my savvy computer chums say you should never buy a new bit of computer kit when Mercury is retrograde as it is somehow...

I have just read Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's autobiography. At one point when he discusses his time with The Nation of Islam, he says that his branch of Muslims know about 'seven inhabitable planets in the outer universe, but the white man knows of only one.' I also recall someone telling me...

I thought this deserved a thread of its own. Hopefully the data will come in thick and fast as the New Horizons probe approaches the dwarf planet: 25 January 2015 Last updated at 07:48 New Horizons probe eyes Pluto for historic encounter By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent, BBC News When...

Am I alone in thinking that the Pictures of Phoebe transmitted by the probe Cassini bear an uncanny resemblance to the Planet of the Clangers? I reckon that NASA have done a cover up job on the images of the Soup Dragon! Edit to Add: Here's the June 2004 Phoebe photo to which this post most...

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/jupiter_dark_spot_031023.html Astronomers have spotted a strange, obvious and inexplicable black spot near the equator of Jupiter. A picture of the object was circling this planet electronically this week as researchers scratched their heads about what...

Are we now to beleive there could be life on Venus or at least in the atmosphere? or is it just more wishful thinking? Article.

Found this site about extrasolar planets . Its got maps of the sky too so you can plot the stars, or at least stare at a relative section of the sky and wonder!! :D Here is the chart for the northern hemisphere . SO! now we know where... how we going to get there?

Here's a moon (of Uranus) that's been officially 'vanished': http://spaceflightnow.com/news/n0112/31uranusmoon/ This moon of Uranus was 'discovered' years after the event in old Voyager images, but now the IAU have declared it is no longer kosher. If efforts to refind it should fail...