Superwinds Seen in Distant Galaxies
Astronomers have discovered a massive explosion in a galaxy 11.5 billion light years away. This explosion is producing streams of…
Malfunctioning Fuel Gauge Delays Shuttle
The return to flight launch of the space shuttle Discovery was delayed Wednesday when a faulty fuel gage failed a…
Cluster Spacecraft Give Each Other Some Room
The European Space Agency's fleet of 4 Cluster spacecraft put a little more distance between each other, during a difficult…
Will We Find Super Earths?
As techniques and equipment for finding extrasolar planets improve, astronomers are finding planets with smaller masses. First it was Jupiter-sized…
Three Space Telescopes Find a Neutron Star
An international team of astronomers have discovered a hidden neutron star using three different space observatories: Integral, Swift and Rossi.…
Prometheus Shepherding the Rings
In this beautiful image, Saturn's shepherd moon Prometheus hovers above the planet's A and F rings. It's also possible to…
Supercomputer Will Study Galaxy Evolution
A new supercomputer has been installed at the Rochester Institute of Technology to simulate the interactions between black holes and…
Sloan Digital Sky Survey, Part II
The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) is a comprehensive view of the night sky gathered by a dedicated 2.5 m…
Strange Hyperion Looks Like a Sponge
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has gotten a good look at Saturn's unusually shaped moon Hyperion. It has many fresh craters, giving…
Astronomy Hacks Giveaway
The fine folks at O'Reilly Media have agreed to give away a free copy of their book, Astronomy Hacks, to…