Aug 05 2011
Spacecraft Sets Sail For Jupiter
A robotic explorer named Juno has launched and is on its way to Jupiter.
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Aug 03 2011
Unidentified Sunken Object: Probably Not Alien
Deep ocean searchers have found what some are calling a UFO on the ocean floor. But are there other explanations?
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Aug 03 2011
A True Story of Astronomy in the Desert
During a three-week trip to South Africa, Nicole Gugliucci helped to build an exciting astronomical experiment in the desert.
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Jul 26 2011
For New Cancer Therapies, Look to the Stars
Identifying the chemical elements in the stars could have a fascinating spin-off for cancer treatments.
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Jul 25 2011
Heat Emission ‘Most Likely Cause’ of Pioneer Anomaly
It's looking more and more likely that the explanation for the so-called "Pioneer anomaly" is not due to new physics, but to far more mundane factors.
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Jul 24 2011
Where Do You Put a Gigantic Telescope?
Radio astronomers have longed for a telescope with a full square kilometer of collecting area. Now, as it comes closer to reality, they are trying to decide where to put it.
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Jul 22 2011
Atlantis’ Final Reentry Over Cancun, Mexico
Once again, videographer Noe Castillo has captured space shuttle history through his camera lens.
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Jul 20 2011
Hubble Discovers New Pluto Moon
Pluto may have been demoted to dwarf planet status, but it's queen bee to a clutch of moons that now number four.
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Jul 18 2011
Do ‘Ultracool’ Brown Dwarfs Surround Us?
Could the discovery of two neighboring brown dwarfs indicate that more of these ultracool "failed stars" are nearby?
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Jul 12 2011
Get Ready for ‘Manhattanhenge’ on July 13
It may not be Stonehenge, but Wednesday will see a different kind of solar alignment over the New York City skyline.
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