Asteroid Discovered After a Near Miss
Astronomers discovered a new asteroid, four days after it made a near miss of the Earth. The object, now called…
Six Telescopes Acting as One
Image credit: USNO Astronomers from several US observatories announced that they have successfully merged the light from six independent telescopes…
Grace Satellites Launched
Image credit: NASA NASA and the German Center for Air and Space Flight successfully launched the Gravity Recovery and Climate…
Tightest Binary System Discovered
Image credit: ESO Astronomers have discovered a pair of white dwarf stars that revolve around each other at a distance…
Young Pulsar Defies Theories
Astronomers working with the National Science Foundation's Very Large Array have found a pulsar that is much younger than previously…
Shuttle Prepares for Morning Landing
The weather in Florida is looking good for Tuesday morning's landing of the space shuttle Columbia. Assuming everything goes as…
Shuttle Lands Safely
The space shuttle Columbia and its crew of seven astronauts landed safely Tuesday morning after completing their mission to upgrade…
Search for Planets Gets Closer to Home
Image credit: NASA Locating the faint evidence of planets circling distant stars used to require high performance optics, like those…
Success! Columbia Releases Upgraded Hubble
After five days of repairs, the newly upgraded Hubble Space Telescope was released from the space shuttle Columbia. Over the…
Hubble Reveals Bow Shock Around Young Star
Image credit: Hubble Even though the Hubble Space Telescope is out of commission while it's upgraded, older images are still…