Jul 27 2011
Monster Waves Behind Sun’s Coronal Heating Mystery?
Powerful Alfvén waves have been detected deep inside the sun's atmosphere, possibly explaining why the solar atmosphere is so hot.
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Jul 26 2011
Remind Me Again, Why Isn’t Pluto a Planet?
In light of the discovery of a fourth moon orbiting Pluto, Mark Thompson ponders what it takes to be called a "planet."
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Jul 23 2011
The Shuttle Is Dead; Long Live The Politics
When space shuttle Atlantis fired up its engines on July 8, the bittersweet tears for the end of an era had barely dried when the question: "So, what's next?" was asked.
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Jul 14 2011
James Webb Space Telescope Closer to the Axe
This could be considered "strike two" for the deeply troubled James Webb Space Telescope.
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Jul 06 2011
Eroding NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped?
After months of James Webb Space Telescope mismanagement accusations, a U.S. House subcommittee has recommended the $6.5 billion project's cancellation.
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Jul 02 2011
We May Not Live in a Hologram After All
By analyzing the gamma-rays emitted by a gamma ray burst, a European satellite may have inadvertently found evidence contradicting the holographic universe hypothesis.
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Jun 20 2011
Rocky, Low-Mass World Discovered via Microlensing
Although few exoplanets have been detected using this technique, it's finding worlds that challenge planetary formation models.
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Jun 16 2011
Hungry Black Holes Lurk at Edge of the Universe
13 billion light-years away, at the very edge of our observable universe, supermassive black holes lurk inside their galactic hosts, feeding.
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Jun 01 2011
Space Music: Supernova Sonatas and Neil’s Armsong
Supernovae are among the most powerful events in the universe. And they can hold a tune.
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May 23 2011
How to Learn a Star’s (and Its Planets’) Age
A star's rotation slows with time, research shows, giving scientists a clock to understand its age.
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