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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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