Astronomy : Discovery News

Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Feb 8, 2012 01:42 PM ET | 0

Scientists have discovered why an irregularly shaped and hydrogen-shrouded starburst galaxy looks so weird. Read more

Perpetrator of Galactic Hit-and-Run Found

Karl Jansky and the Very Large Array

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Wed Feb 1, 2012 11:40 AM ET | 0

The Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array in New Mexico is one of the most recognizable radio telescopes in the world. But who is its namesake? Read more

When Astronomy Made a Town Go Dark

Posted by Mark Thompson Tue Jan 31, 2012 08:00 AM ET | 0

Mark Thompson describes the moment when he was in charge of dimming the lights of a whole town in the name of astronomy. Read more

APOGEE: Mapping the Galaxy from Inside

Posted by Nicole Gugliucci Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:07 PM ET | 0

How can we map our galaxy when we live inside it? We literally can't see the forest for the trees. Read more

Astronomers Aim To Take First Picture of Black Hole

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 18, 2012 01:43 PM ET | 0

Taking a picture of a black hole, an object so gravitationally bound that not even photons of light can escape, sounds like an oxymoron, but astronomers this week will attempt to do just that. Read more

Astronomers Aim To Take First Picture of Black Hole

Rocks Found in Morocco Came From Mars

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:35 PM ET | 0

Scientists pining for a sample return from Mars have a consolation prize -- rocks recently found in Morocco are freshly arrived bits from our neighbor planet. Read more

Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board Discovered

Posted Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:15 AM ET | 0

The 2,000 year-old ivory fragments feature engravings of signs of the zodiac. Read more

'BoRG' Survey Spots Ancient Cluster of Baby Galaxies: Big Pic

Posted Fri Jan 13, 2012 01:15 PM ET | 0

The earliest and most distant collection of galaxies has been spotted by the Hubble Space Telescope. Read more

Color of Milky Way? Red, Bright and Blue

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 11, 2012 10:30 AM ET | 0

Our galaxy's light as it would appear from another galaxy's view is revealed by new analysis. Read more

Vast Web of Dark Matter Mapped

Posted by Ian O'Neill Mon Jan 9, 2012 10:30 AM ET | 0

A one billion light-year wide map has been created, showing an intricate web of dark matter filling the cosmos. Read more

Spectacular Space Station Moon Dash: Big Pic

Posted Fri Jan 6, 2012 06:07 PM ET | 0

The right place at the right time... that's all it took for a NASA photographer to capture some fantastic photos of the International Space Station (ISS) passing across the face of the moon! Read more

First Four Exoplanets of 2012 Discovered

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Jan 4, 2012 12:20 PM ET | 0

Only four days into the New Year and the first four exoplanets of 2012 have been spotted orbiting four distant stars. Read more

First Four Exoplanets of 2012 Discovered

Look Up! The Quadrantids Are Coming!

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Jan 3, 2012 01:11 PM ET | 0

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, the upper atmosphere will be peppered by the grainy remnants of an ancient icy body, heralding the first meteor shower of 2012. Read more

Reader's Choice: Favorite Space Story of 2011

Posted Tue Dec 27, 2011 07:00 AM ET | 0

The last 12 months have been busy with incredible space discoveries -- what was YOUR favorite story? Read more

Star-Churning 'Blob' Lurks at Universe's Edge

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Dec 21, 2011 01:00 PM ET | 0

A young galaxy has been spotted at the very edge of our observable Universe, thought to be one of the first galaxies to emerge from the "dark ages." Read more