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“History of Space”

Mar 15, 2012 06:05 PM ET // Alice Truong
The moon we see today isn't the moon that was born 4.5 billion years ago. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center traces its evolution in a fascinating new video that shows the various events that have shaped the moon we've come to know. Over this course of time, our moon has taken quite a beating, unde...
May 13, 2012 06:17 PM ET // Amy Shira Teitel
Black holes are at least partially responsible for the size of their host galaxy; it seems galaxies with more active black holes produce fewer stars.
May 2, 2011 04:51 PM ET // Ian O'Neill
Has deep space deep-frozen the interplanetary vagabond?
Apr 18, 2011 05:29 AM ET // Jennifer Ouellette
Did the famous supernova known as Cassiopeia A coincide with the birth of King Charles II in 1630? New evidence of the "noon day star" suggests this might be the case.
Jul 25, 2011 05:44 AM ET // Jennifer Ouellette
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.
Apr 15, 2011 02:02 PM ET // Jennifer Ouellette
A new play premiering in California documents the fascinating life of Henrietta Leavitt: the woman who figured out how to measure the universe.
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