European Association for Astronomy Education

Source: National Maritime Museum

Jupiter with lo and Ganymede, September 2010.
Image credit: Damian Peach (UK).

The Royal Observatory Greenwich has presented Astronomy Photographer of the Year – a free exhibition showcasing some incredible images of the sky.Over 700 entries were in the competition for the 2011 Astronomy Photographer of the Year title, and the winners were announced last night at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich. This is the third year for the competition, which is run by the Royal Observatory Greenwich and Sky at Night Magazine.(learn more)

Source: MESSENGER

Image credit: NASA/MESSENGER

Last Wednesday, the MESSENGER spacecraft emerged unscathed from the second of four “hot seasons” expected to occur during its one-year primary mission in orbit around Mercury. Hours later, mission controllers at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., successfully executed a maneuver to adjust the spacecraft’s trajectory. (read more)