NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day Collection: The Crab Nebula
Astronomers have found three brown dwarfs with estimated masses of less than 10 times that of Jupiter, making them among the youngest and lowest mass sub-stellar objects detected in the solar neighborhood to date.
Astronomers have found the most distant signs of water in the Universe to date.
A nice Hawaiian star trails video fortoday's Astronomy Picture of the Day
from CFHT!
Today Canada Post issued two domestic rate (54-cent) stamps to celebrate 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy and recognize the significant role that Canadians have played in uncovering the mysteries of outer space.