Hunting Uranus, the Solar System's Azure Ice Giant By Mark Thompson published 11 January 16 Often overlooked, Uranus, one of the solar system's "ice giants," can prove a challenging, but worthwhile target for amateur astronomers this month.
Finding 'Spooky': Why Hunting Asteroids Is Hard By Mark Thompson published 11 November 15 The Halloween 'dead comet' spooked the world with its abrupt appearance, why didn't we know about it earlier?
Seeing the Milky Way Spiral in a Coffee Cup By Mark Thompson published 14 August 12 How do scientists know the shape of the Milky Way when we can only see it from the inside?
