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Close Encounters at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory

It seems the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory has been experiencing close encounters of the furred kind. Beginning in 2008, scientists noticed that a strange being—or beings—began paying repeat visits to the building that houses the MEarth project—a collective of eight robotic telescopes desig...
September 15, 2009 | By Jesse Rhodes

The Mount Whitney Hut Turns 100

A convergence of rather significant, albeit obscure, anniversaries are at hand. One being the 400th anniversary of Galileo's demonstration of the telescope, which took place on Tuesday of this week and the other is today's 100th anniversary of the completion a stone hut that Smithsonian astronomers...
August 27, 2009 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

Galileo and Jupiter moons

Galileo's Vision

Four hundred years ago, the Italian scientist looked into space and changed our view of the universe
August 2009 | By David Zax

Lunar Module Apollo 11

Apollo 11's Giant Leap for Mankind

40 years ago, the lunar module landed on the moon, providing an unforgettable moment for the millions watching back on Earth
August 2009 | By Owen Edwards

Geometric and military compass

Galileo's Instruments of Discovery

With these various instruments, Galileo Galilei was able to look into space and change our view of the universe.
July 20, 2009 | By Sarah Zielinski

Team at the top of proposed giant Magellan telescope site

Day 4: Peak Conditions for a New Telescope

Secretary Clough scopes out the site for the Giant Magellan Telescope and bids goodbye to Las Campanas
May 27, 2009 | By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

An eyepiece on the 6.5 meter Magellan/Clay telescope allows Secretary Clough to see amazing sights in the night sky

Day 3: The Excitement of Astronomy

A daytime tour of the Magellan facility and its surrounding hillside is topped off by a perfect evening of stargazing
May 26, 2009 | By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough

Day 2: Stargazing in the Andes Mountains

Up high among wild burros and llamas, a Smithsonian astronomer observes and studies the millions of stars in the sky
May 25, 2009 | By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

The Chilean Andes

Day 1: A Stop in Santiago

Smithsonian Secretary G. Wayne Clough explores Santiago before heading to the Las Campanas Observatory in the Chilean Andes
May 24, 2009 | By G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution

Embryonic stars in the Eagle Nebula

The Hubble Space Telescope’s Finest Photos

Now that the telescope has received its final upgrades, we look back on Hubble's most memorable images from space
May 06, 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

100 Hours of Astronomy Webcast

Happy International Year of Astronomy! And how's this for a celebration: A live 24-hour video Webcast called "Around the World in 80 Telescopes," a digital travel around (and off) the globe to find out what's happening at research observatories. The Webcast began last night and will continue throug...
April 03, 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

Ansel Adams Autumn Moon

Forensic Astronomer Solves Fine Arts Puzzles

Astrophysicist Don Olson breaks down the barriers between science and art by analyzing literature and paintings from the past
April 2009 | By Jennifer Drapkin and Sarah Zielinski

Astronomer Explains Consequences of a More Massive Milky Way

The Milky Way galaxy, Earth's ride through space, is more mini-van than mini-Cooper, report scientists at the American Astronomical Society meeting this week. New technology allowing them to make high-precision measurements showed that not only is the Milky Way moving 100,000 miles per hour faster ...
January 07, 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

Stardust capsule

Stardust Memories

Cosmic dust may reveal some of the uncovered secrets of our universe
December 2008 | By Anika Gupta

Galileo

Galileo, Reconsidered

The first biography of Galileo Galilei resurfaces and offers a new theory as to why the astronomer was put on trial
August 12, 2008 | By Mike Price

Inside a Keck telescope dome

Homing In On Black Holes

To gain insight into the most mysterious objects in the universe, astronomers shine a light at the chaotic core of our Milky Way
April 2008 | By Robert Irion

Behold, the Geminids

One of the year's best meteor showers comes in December. Here's how to view the action
December 01, 2007 | By Marian Holmes

Record-breaking Black Hole

  A black hole that trumps all others in size was detected by two NASA satellites and announced by researchers, led by Andrea Prestwich at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. The black hole is a hefty 24 to 33 times larger than the Sun (the previous best was 16 times larger).Sitting 1....
November 09, 2007 | By Megan Gambino

Sputnik Spawned a Moonwatch Madness

J. Allen Hynek got the call at 6:30 p.m., October 4, 1957.The associate director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, near Boston, hung up and told a colleague: "There's a Russian satellite up."Sputnik's launch shocked the public: scientists were surprised only that the Russians did it fi...
October 02, 2007 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

This image, generated using data from surveyor spacecrafts, shows how an ocean on Mars might have appeared more than 2 billion years ago.

Life Beyond Earth

An ocean on Mars. An Earth-like planet light years away. The evidence is mounting, but are astronomers ready to say we're not alone?
July 01, 2007 | By Eric Jaffe


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