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On the Hunt for Black Holes

Posted by Irene Klotz 11 HOURS AGO | 0

By aiming a new telescope at the highest-energy X-ray light, astronomers hope to see where black holes are hiding. Read more

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

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

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

NASA Debunks Mysterious Triangular 'UFO'

Posted Thu Jan 19, 2012 12:22 PM ET | 0

Alien conspiracy theorists are foiled by the laws of physics. 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

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

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

Telescope To Go Where No Telescope Has Gone Before

Posted by Irene Klotz Mon Dec 19, 2011 01:21 PM ET | 0

A contender for the $30 million Google Lunar X Prize plans to put a small remotely operated telescope on the surface of the moon. Read more

Telescope To Go Where No Telescope Has Gone Before

Could a Planet Be 'Cloaked'?

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Sun Dec 11, 2011 07:08 AM ET | 0

Carbon nanotubes could act as the perfect "cloaking" material to hide tanks. The Universe may also naturally produce the stuff to hide entire planets... and stars! Read more

Measuring a Tiny, Yet Mighty, Black Hole

Posted by Nicole Gugliucci Sat Dec 3, 2011 12:19 AM ET | 0

Astronomers have measured the vital statistics of the black hole living in the famous Cygnus X-1 binary system to a very high precision. The mass and physical size of the black hole may surprise you... Read more

Measuring a Tiny, Yet Mighty, Black Hole

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

James Webb Space Telescope Safe -- For Now

Posted by Irene Klotz Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:36 PM ET | 0

A compromise spending plan for NASA averts cancellation of the James Webb Space Telescope, but caps development of the Hubble successor observatory at $8 billion. Read more

James Webb Space Telescope Safe -- For Now

See 'Puzzling' Asteroid 2005 YU55 Tumble

Posted by Jennifer Ouellette Wed Nov 9, 2011 05:46 PM ET | 0

NASA has painstakingly constructed a movie of radar observations of Asteroid 2005 YU55 as it passed Earth on Tuesday revealing some "puzzling structures" on its surface. Read more