Jules Verne Pulls Into Port at the ISS
Europe's Automated Transfer Vehicle "Jules Verne" pulled into port today, docking successfully with the International Space Station, bringing 7.5 tons…
There is No Sun-Link with Global Warming
The connection between solar activity and global warming has been a contentious issue for a long time. The idea that…
Using Laser Combs to Find Exoplanets
We've run a couple of articles recently about new techniques to find Earth-like extra-solar planets. Here's one more, but this…
Source of the Slow Solar Wind Found (Video)
The solar wind comes in two modes: fast and slow. Solar astronomers have a good idea as to where the…
A Black Hole Observed in the Heart of Mysterious Omega Centauri
Omega Centauri is a strange thing. It's been classified as a star, then a nebula, then a globular cluster and…
Planet Finder Catches a Comet!
Who can forget last October, when astronomers all over the world were astounded by the huge outburst of Comet Holmes?…
Jobs Eliminated as Shuttle Program Transitions to Constellation
As the space shuttle program winds down and NASA transitions to the new Constellation program, more than 8,000 NASA contractor…
Meteor Shower… On Mars!
What's that? Another meteor shower we can't possibly see? Of course you can. All you need to view this meteor…
Lumpy Neutron Stars can Generate Gravitational Waves
A new simulation of neutron stars suggest they may not be as smooth as predicted. The rapidly spinning exotic bodies…
Venus’ Variable Evolution
For every backyard astronomer, we know 4.5 billion years ago, both Venus and Earth were formed with nearly the same…