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
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
The Tallest Mountains in the Solar System
Mount Everest is a just a peewee when compared with such giants as Olympus Mons on Mars
A Holiday Angel Among the Stars
The star-forming region Sharpless 2-106 bears a certain resemblance, particularly during this time of year
That Moon On Your Christmas Card
An astronomer finds that depictions of the Moon on Christmas cards, wrapping paper and books is often wrong
A Comet’s Close Call
Scientists predicted that Comet Lovejoy would collide with the Sun
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
The Latest Destination for Human Spaceflight
The latest proposed destination for human space missions illustrates the essential hollowness of the current direction of our civil space program
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
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
Name That Telescope
The Very Large Array needs a new, more exciting name
Readers Respond: Why I Like Science
Science is the partner of art and the quest for truth
Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know
Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances
The First Supernova
In 185 A.D., someone in China looked up in the night sky and saw a new star
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
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
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?
Quirkiest Space Shuttle Science
As the space shuttle program ends, a salute to some of its most surprising studies
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