Watch a Solar Eclipse on Saturday
On Saturday, May 31 an annular eclipse of the Sun will be visible from most of the Northern Hemisphere. The…
Astronomers Weigh a Pulsar’s Planets
Image credit: NASA A team of astronomers have weighed a group of planets orbiting a pulsar by precisely measuring their…
A Possible Breakthrough in the Columbia Disaster
The Columbia disaster investigators believe they might have better proof that foam could have damaged the shuttle's wing on launch.…
A View of the Universe Only 900 Million Years Old
Image credit: ESO A team of astronomers based in Hawaii have discovered a distant galaxy 12.8 billion light years away…
ESA’s Rosetta Gets a New Target
Image credit: ESA The comet-chasing spacecraft Rosetta has been given a new comet to chase: Comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The European Space…
Satellite Accidently Spots a Gamma-Ray Burst
Image credit: NASA NASA's RHESSI satellite may have uncovered new clues about the most powerful explosions in the Universe when…
Investigators Suggest Shuttle Test Flight
The group investigating the cause the space shuttle Columbia disaster held a press conference on Wednesday where they presented some…
Beagle 2 is Ready for Launch
In less than five days the UK's Mars Express mission will lift off, carrying the smallest lander ever sent to…
Astronomers Find a Supernova Factory
Image credit: NRAO Using the National Science Foundation's Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), astronomers have discovered a recently exploded supernova…
NASA Pushes Back Mars Rover Launch
NASA has decided to push back the launch of its first Mars Rover this summer to spend more time doing…