MESSENGER Sends Earth the First Color Pictures of Mercury
January 26, 2008
In the first mission to the densest planet in the solar system since the Mariner 10 spacecraft visited it in 1974 and 1975, NASA’s MESSENGER probe made a historic flyby on January 14, 2008, skimming just 200 Km above Mercury’s surface.
Asteroid 2007 TU24 Visible on January 29, 2008
January 25, 2008
In what will be the closest approach by an object of comparable size or larger until 2027, the asteroid 2007 TU24 is an opportunity for amateurs equipped with modest telescopes to observe a unique celestial event. A telescope of 3 inches or larger aperture is recommended (the Hubble, depicted, is optional).
[Read more]
