(Source NASA) – Nearly 900 extrasolar planets have been confirmed to date, but now for the first time astronomers think they are seeing compelling evidence for a planet under construction…

(Source NASA) – A flash of light from a stellar outburst has provided a rare look at the 3-D structure of material ejected by an erupting nova. Astronomers used NASA’s…

(Source NASA) – By comparing infrared and X-ray background signals across the same stretch of sky, an international team of astronomers has discovered evidence of a significant number of black…

Some cool space related things have been done with LEGOs in the past including the LEGO man in space. Now NASA and LEGO are getting together to sponsoring a contest…

(Source NASA and STScI) – Comet ISON is potentially the “comet of the century” because around the time the comet makes its closest approach to the Sun, on November 28, it…

As reported here the 1.7 mile wide (2.7km) Asteroid 1998 QE2 will fly by Earth at 20:59 p.m. UTC (4:59pm est), Friday, May 31. The asteroid will pass by Earth…

A 1.7 mile wide (2.7km) Asteroid will fly by Earth at 20:59 p.m. UTC (4:59pm est), Friday, May 31. The 1998 QE2 asteroid will pass by Earth at a safe…

(Source NASA) — The Ring Nebula’s distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around…