Physics and Astronomy News Archive: September 2006

Image: Cydonia - the face on Mars

Cydonia - the face on Mars

Source: ESA   Posted: 9/24/06

ESA's Mars Express has obtained new images of the Cydonia region, site of the famous 'Face on Mars.'

Image: Hubble finds hundreds of young galaxies in the early Universe

Hubble finds hundreds of young galaxies in the early Universe

Source: ESA   Posted: 9/24/06

Astronomers have uncovered a gold mine of galaxies, more than 500, that existed less than a thousand million years after the Big Bang.

Image: Changes in Solar Brightness Too Weak to Explain Global Warming

Changes in Solar Brightness Too Weak to Explain Global Warming

Source: UCar   Posted: 9/24/06

Changes in the Sun's brightness over the past millennium have had only a small effect on Earth's climate, according to latest calculations.

Image: Hubble Captures a Rare Eclipse on Uranus

Hubble Captures a Rare Eclipse on Uranus

Source: Hubblesite   Posted: 9/24/06

This image is a never-before-seen astronomical alignment of a moon traversing the face of Uranus, and its accompanying shadow.