Astronomy

Over 1000 Hurt by Meteor over Russia, Not related to Asteroid DA14

Today a meteor streaked through the skies above Russia's Urals region and exploded with a flash and boom that shattered…

12 years ago

Asteroid DA14 will pass between Earth and Moon 2/15

Update 2/15/13 - Asteroid 2012 DA14 has safely passed Earth and is now moving away from us. The asteroid close…

12 years ago

New definition may decrease the number of potential habitable planets

The number of potentially habitable exoplanets will be impacted A team of astronomers from Penn State led by Ravi Kumar…

12 years ago

Kepler out of Safe mode, back in science collection

The Kepler spacecraft, NASA's lead planet finder has returned to operations and is once again planet hunting. After a "wheel…

12 years ago

NASA’s Kepler observatory enters a modified Safe Mode

The Kepler observatory has stopped it's science data operations due to concern about a second reaction wheel issue. Reaction wheels…

12 years ago

Suborbital telescope gives best ever view of suns energy

NASA Telescope Observes How Sun Stores and Releases Energy WASHINGTON -- A NASA suborbital telescope has given scientists the first…

12 years ago

Moon, Jupiter Close Approach Monday-Closest until 2026

The U.S. Presidential inauguration will get a special show Monday as the Moon and Jupiter will appear very close in…

12 years ago

What do sunsets look like on other planets?

This figure shows an actual image of a sunset on Earth compared to artistic representations for the best candidates of…

12 years ago

Vega – Two Asteroid Belts and the Possibility of Planets

(Source NASA) - Astronomers have discovered what appears to be a large asteroid belt around the star Vega, the second…

12 years ago

NASA’S Galex Reveals The Largest-Known Spiral Galaxy

NGC 6872 and IC 4970 are two galaxies in the process of merging. IC 4970 is the small galaxy at…

12 years ago