![]() ![]() ![]() In a historic Omaha court case, astronomical evidence played a key role in foiling a plan to frame a man for attempted murder. NASA’s premier eye on the infrared sky is shutting down after operating more than three times longer than designed. Included are astrophysics, space weather, planetary, and solar and stellar observation missions. Our digest of active space missions for 2020. Also, watch out for two bright asteroids, 5 Astraea and 511 Davida.įeature Articles The Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity: brave planetary explorer, or Martian menace? January has plenty of meteor showers planned. Jerry Oltion will take you on a journey through the winter stars, and Sue French is taking another look at Auriga the Charioteer this month. Even professional astronomers and space probes have failed to detect them. First found by Kazimierz Kordylewski, these clouds are the most challenging observing target in the solar system. If you’re up for a challenge, join us in hunting down the Kordylewski Clouds. Join Fred Schaaf as he uses song lyrics from Cat Stevens’ Silent Sunlight to describe the January night sky. Next, take a step even further back in time and watch as astronomer Father William Rigge saves an innocent man from a murder conviction using a photograph and the Sun. Now, relive the scientific discoveries of the Spitzer, as it prepares to send Earth its final observations. NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope has documented exoplanets crossing in front of their stars and detected galaxies seen as they were over 13 billion years ago. After discovering microbes on the ocean floor and deep in Earth’s crust, scientists hope to find water and microorganisms hidden in the Red Planet's crust. In January’s issue of Sky & Telescope, join scientists in exploring what might be living beneath the surface of Mars. SUBSCRIBE PRINT | SUBSCRIBE DIGITAL Astronomy Defends an Innocent Man, Martian Microorganisms, and the End of the Spitzer Space Telescope ![]()
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