Space
Space includes outer space, the sun and planets in the solar system
Space Garbage: The Dark Cloud Above
A mass of debris from satellites and space missions is orbiting our planet—and it may be growing all the time
January 26, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
This Week’s Breathtaking Aurora Borealis
Recent solar storms have triggered northern lights of unprecedented color and intensity
January 25, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
A Comet’s Death Caught on Camera
Comets dive into the sun frequently, but previous ones had been too small and dim to be seen against the glaring backdrop
January 20, 2012 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Could the Death Star Destroy a Planet?
Students in England concluded that the Star Wars space station could easily have destroyed an Earth-like planet
January 11, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The Tallest Mountains in the Solar System
Mount Everest is a just a peewee when compared with such giants as Olympus Mons on Mars
January 09, 2012 |
By Sarah Zielinski
A Holiday Angel Among the Stars
The star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 bears a certain resemblance, particularly during this time of year
December 23, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
That Moon On Your Christmas Card
An astronomer finds that depictions of the Moon on Christmas cards, wrapping paper and books is often wrong
December 22, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
A Comet’s Close Call
Scientists predicted that Comet Lovejoy would collide with the Sun
December 16, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
How to Measure the Moon this Weekend
The people of Byzantium viewed a lunar eclipse as a bad omen, but today it's just another time to do science
December 08, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Curious About Curiosity? What to Read on the Mars Science Laboratory
The traveling science laboratory launched successfully on Saturday and is scheduled to touch down on the red planet in August 2012
November 28, 2011 |
By Brian Wolly
No Evidence Yet of ET, White House Says
If there's an alien conspiracy, the President doesn't know about it
November 09, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Five Last-Minute Science-Themed Halloween Costume Ideas
No one else will be dressed like dark energy
October 31, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
A Planet Spotted As It Begins To Form
Scientists using the Keck telescope in Hawaii have found what may be a protoplanet, the youngest planet ever found
October 21, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Name That Telescope
The Very Large Array needs a new, more exciting name
October 18, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
The First Supernova
In 185 A.D., someone in China looked up in the night sky and saw a new star
September 06, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Faraway Planet is Blackest Yet Found
The planet, TrES-2b, is a gas giant about the size of Jupiter. But that's where the similarities end.
August 17, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Don Quijote May Tilt at an Asteroid
Deflection could be our best bet if an asteroid is headed towards Earth
August 10, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Ten Ways to Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe
If radio messages are out, try looking for asteroid mining, planetary pollutants, or alien artifacts here on Earth
August 03, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
What To Name Pluto’s New Moon
Disney characters aside, what would you choose to join this dark and dreary mythological circle? Styx, Erberus, Cerberus, Hypnos?
July 26, 2011 |
By Sarah Zielinski
