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Newt Skywalker: Less NASA, More Space

Posted by Irene Klotz Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:11 AM ET | 0

Moon base and prize money top Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich's to-do list for space exploration. Read more

Two Planets With Twin Stars Found

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Jan 11, 2012 01:00 PM ET | 0

The Star Wars' fictional planet Tatooine is not so fictional or unique after all. Read more

Detecting Light Echoes from Ancient Star Eruption

Posted Thu Dec 29, 2011 01:37 PM ET | 0

Eta Carinae underwent an enormous eruption in the 1800's -- we are now seeing light from the event bounce off the star's nebula. Read more

Meet Kepler's 'Earth-Sized' Exoplanets

Posted Tue Dec 20, 2011 04:05 PM ET | 0

Kepler has discovered two exoplanets that are "Earth-sized" -- how do they really size up? Read more

New Batch of Giant Alien Worlds Found

Posted Sat Dec 3, 2011 10:38 AM ET | 0

The finding of 18 distant planets boosts a theory about how planets form. Read more

A Mixed Bag for NASA's 2012 Budget

Posted Fri Dec 2, 2011 02:34 AM ET | 0

NASA's budget for 2012 has been signed off by President Obama -- where will the money go? Read more

Was Christmas Flash a Neutron Star-Comet Clash?

Posted Wed Nov 30, 2011 02:24 PM ET | 0

The "gamma-ray burst" seen on Christmas Day last year may have actually been a comet being eaten by a distant neutron star. Read more

Galaxies That Don't Recycle Live Hard, Die Young

Posted by Ian O'Neill Thu Nov 17, 2011 02:14 PM ET | 0

Some galaxies recycle stellar waste to birth new stars, others don't bother and blow it all in a star burst frenzy. Read more

Pluto May Live in a Rough Neighborhood

Posted by Ian O'Neill Wed Nov 9, 2011 06:55 PM ET | 0

When NASA's New Horizons mission flies past Pluto in 2015, will the dwarf planet have a nasty surprise in store? Read more

City Lights Could Reveal ET

Posted by Jesse Emspak Wed Nov 2, 2011 11:42 AM ET | 0

Forget radio signals, intelligent aliens could be found by looking for their streetlights. Read more

A Closer View of the 'Pacman' Nebula's Chompers

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Wed Nov 2, 2011 02:31 AM ET | 0

Using the infrared eye of NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE), you will quickly see the Pacman Nebula has a formidable set of 'teeth.' Read more

A Closer View of the 'Pacman' Nebula's Chompers

There's a Mysterious Spot on Uranus!

Posted by Mark Thompson Fri Oct 28, 2011 03:20 PM ET | 0

There's a strange brightening in the Uranian atmosphere and amateur astronomers can help investigate what it is. Read more

Satellite Roulette: Defunct ROSAT to Crash Soon

Posted by Ian O'Neill Tue Oct 18, 2011 09:29 PM ET | 0

A dead 2.4 ton satellite, the German Roentgen Satellite (ROSAT), is due to make a fiery reentry, possibly as early as Friday (Oct. 21). Read more

Satellite Roulette: Defunct ROSAT to Crash Soon

Hubble's Top 5 Discoveries: Photos

Posted Wed Sep 21, 2011 05:54 PM ET | 0

After a million observations and 20 years of service, what are the top 5 science discoveries made by the Hubble Space Telescope? Read more

The JWST's Mind-Blowing Science Potential: Photos

Posted Wed Sep 21, 2011 04:16 PM ET | 0

The troubled James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) will transform our understanding of the Universe (if it flies), here are the highlights. Read more

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