Posted by Jennifer
Ouellette 13 HOURS AGO | A dwarf galaxy
called Segue 1 is hard to see. Why? Because it contains the highest
concentration of dark matter found in a galaxy to date. Read more
![Probing a Galactic Heart of Darkness Probing a Galactic
Heart of Darkness](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef0153908369c5970b-800wi)
Posted by Irene Klotz
Fri Aug 5, 2011 01:00 PM ET | A robotic
explorer named Juno has launched and is on its way to Jupiter. Read more
![Spacecraft Sets Sail For Jupiter Spacecraft Sets Sail For
Jupiter](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e8a67fce6970d-640wi)
Posted by Benjamin
Radford Wed Aug 3, 2011 07:21 PM ET | Deep ocean
searchers have found what some are calling a UFO on the ocean floor. But
are there other explanations? Read more
![Unidentified Sunken Object: Probably Not Alien Unidentified Sunken Object: Probably Not Alien](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef01539068933e970b-800wi)
Posted by Nicole
Gugliucci Wed Aug 3, 2011 05:29 PM ET | During a
three-week trip to South Africa, Nicole Gugliucci helped to build an
exciting astronomical experiment in the desert. Read more
![A True Story of Astronomy in the Desert A True Story of
Astronomy in the Desert](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef01539067f0ed970b-800wi)
Posted
by Jennifer
Ouellette Tue Jul 26, 2011 06:10 AM ET | Identifying the
chemical elements in the stars could have a fascinating spin-off for
cancer treatments. Read more
![For New Cancer Therapies, Look to the Stars For New Cancer
Therapies, Look to the Stars](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef0153902e1549970b-800wi)
Posted by Jennifer
Ouellette Sun Jul 24, 2011 08:48 PM ET | It's looking
more and more likely that the explanation for the so-called "Pioneer
anomaly" is not due to new physics, but to far more mundane factors. Read more
![Heat Emission 'Most Likely Cause' of Pioneer Anomaly Heat
Emission 'Most Likely Cause' of Pioneer Anomaly](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e8a18d11a970d-800wi)
Posted by Nicole
Gugliucci Sun Jul 24, 2011 03:29 PM ET | Radio
astronomers have longed for a telescope with a full square kilometer of
collecting area. Now, as it comes closer to reality, they are trying to
decide where to put it. Read more
![Where Do You Put a Gigantic Telescope? Where Do You Put a
Gigantic Telescope?](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef015433f7c44d970c-800wi)
Posted by Ian
O'Neill Fri Jul 22, 2011 06:25 AM ET | Once again,
videographer Noe Castillo has captured space shuttle history through his
camera lens. Read more
![Atlantis' Final Reentry Over Cancun, Mexico Atlantis'
Final Reentry Over Cancun, Mexico](http://news.discovery.com/space/2011/07/22/atlantis-reentry-278x225.jpg)
Posted by Irene Klotz
Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:29 PM ET | Pluto may have
been demoted to dwarf planet status, but it's queen bee to a clutch of
moons that now number four. Read more
![Hubble Discovers New Pluto Moon Hubble Discovers New Pluto
Moon](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef015433de5beb970c-800wi)
Posted
by Ian
O'Neill Sun Jul 17, 2011 10:49 PM ET | Could the
discovery of two neighboring brown dwarfs indicate that more of these
ultracool "failed stars" are nearby? Read more
![Do 'Ultracool' Brown Dwarfs Surround Us? Do 'Ultracool'
Brown Dwarfs Surround Us?](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e89ec14c6970d-800wi)
Posted
by Jennifer
Ouellette Tue Jul 12, 2011 12:57 AM ET | It may not be
Stonehenge, but Wednesday will see a different kind of solar alignment
over the New York City skyline. Read more
![Get Ready for 'Manhattanhenge' on July 13 Get Ready for
'Manhattanhenge' on July 13](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e89c6eaff970d-800wi)
Posted Thu
Jul 7, 2011 01:53 AM ET | On Monday, July
4, the Hubble Space Telescope celebrated its latest milestone: a million
scientific observations. Read more
![Hubble photos Hubble photos](http://news.discovery.com/space/2011/07/06/hubble-million-278x225.jpg)
Posted
by Ian
O'Neill Wed Jul 6, 2011 06:13 PM ET | After months of
James Webb Space Telescope mismanagement accusations, a U.S. House
subcommittee has recommended the $6.5 billion project's cancellation. Read more
![Eroding NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped? Eroding
NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped?](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef01543386cc38970c-800wi)
Posted by Jennifer
Ouellette Mon Jun 27, 2011 04:19 PM ET | Who says old
galaxies don't have kick left in them? Read more
![Messier 105 Galaxy: 'I'm Not Dead Yet!' Messier 105
Galaxy: 'I'm Not Dead Yet!'](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef014e896debce970d-800wi)
Posted by
Ian
O'Neill Mon Jun 27, 2011 12:27 PM ET | As asteroid 2011
MD approaches, astronomers have been hard at work photographing the
incoming space rock. Read more
![First Photos of Incoming Asteroid 2011 MD First Photos of
Incoming Asteroid 2011 MD](http://blogs.discovery.com/.a/6a00d8341bf67c53ef01538f79593f970b-800wi)
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