Water Ice on Mercury

  NASA's Mercury-orbiting spacecraft Messenger has sent back solid evidence that permanently shadowed craters at Mercury's north pole contain water ice and possibly complex organic molecules.  Mercury has generally been thought to be bone-dry, but 20 years ago Earth-based telescopes discovered reflective, bright patches at Mercury's north and south poles that suggested the presence of water ice.

Monthly Meeting

  Sunday we have our regular monthly meeting at Books-A-Million in Colonial Heights.  We usually get started some time between 2:30 and 3:00 PM.


 Everyone with an interest in science fiction and/or science is welcome !

Huge Asteroid to Pass Earth Tonight: How to Watch Online

I am reading this article Huge Asteroid to Pass Earth Tonight: How to Watch Online on Yahoo's website. I saw an image of asteroid 4179 Toutatis during an Astronomy group meeting Tuesday evening.

Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe

I watched a NOVA episode Hunting The Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe a few days ago on PBS.

I watched NOVA: Hunting the Edge of Space episode The Mystery of the Milky Way earlier this morning on Pbs.

I am reading this article NASA: There’s enough ice on Mercury to encase Washington, D.C. By Eric Pfeiffer, Yahoo! News | The Sideshow. According to the article NASA's Messenger spacecraft has found evidence of ice on the planet closest to the Sun.

I am looking at this article Saturn's monster storm at Yahoo's website. There are several photos sent back from NASA's Cassini orbiter.