Solar System Tour - Weekend Edition

Visit each of the 9 planets and learn a little more about them as well as asteroids, comets, and meteors. Come along with About Astronomy & Space on a Solar System Tour.

In March, we continue to celebrate the contributions of women throughout history with Women's History Month. Here at About Astronomy and Space, we salute the many women who have been an integral part of the history of astronomy and space exploration. Today, we highlight Mae Jemison, first African-American woman in space.

• Astronomy & Space Daily News Headlines for March 18, 2005.
  • NASA to Put Off Fixing Space Station Glitch
  • Atmosphere Found on Saturn Moon
  • Mars Still Alive, Experts Agree
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• As you take our Astronomy 101 free basic astronomy course, you'll learn many things, including constellations in lesson 7.
  
• Forum Post of the Day:
  
  Subject: Life in mars?
  "A robot laden with sensor equipment has detected life on the arid terrain of the Chilean desert, a first for rover-based systems.
  
  "Nobody was surprise to find life there, but with the harsh conditions and sparse biological activity, the feat is likened to finding microbial creatures on Mars if any exists there.
  
  "Zoë, a four-wheeled automaton built to scan for living organisms, found evidence of bacterial colonies and lichens
  
  "All I add is that it is not very credible. Can others give thier considered views on the space.com article?"
  alokmohan
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