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Daniela Breitman
Happy birthday, Galileo! Born February 15, 1564
Galileo Galilei was 1 of the world's greatest astronomers. He was born on February 15, 1564. His discoveries changed the way we viewed our world.
February 15, 2023
Jan Oort: Celebrating his birthday and life
Dutch astronomer Jan Oort was born on April 28, 1900. He visualized a vast reservoir of icy comets on the fringes of our solar system, which now bears his name.
April 28, 2022
Today in science: Comet Hale-Bopp
25 years ago on April 1, 1997, Comet Hale-Bopp was at perihelion, its closest point to the sun. This comet - remembered by many - was the last widely seen comet from the Northern Hemisphere.
April 1, 2022
Gravitational anomaly seen in lab crystal
An exotic effect in particle physics, theorized to occur in immense gravitational fields — near a black hole, or in conditions just after the Big Bang — has been seen in laboratory crystal.
July 24, 2017
Maryam Mirzakhani, mathematician, dies at 40
She was an outstanding mathematician and first woman to receive the prestigious Fields Medal. Maryam Mirzakhani died on July 14 after a several-year battle with breast cancer.
July 20, 2017
Wow! signal explained after 40 years?
New evidence suggests the well-known Wow! signal from 1977 - long thought by some to be a sign of extraterrestrial life - was in fact generated by a passing comet.
June 7, 2017
Biggest 3D map of the universe yet
Astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey used the most luminous objects in the universe - quasars - to create their new 3D map of space.
May 30, 2017
Is there life on Saturn’s moon?
A form of chemical energy that can support life appears to exist on Saturn's moon Enceladus.
April 15, 2017
Comet Encke nearest sun March 10
Faithful Comet Encke is one of the shortest-period comets known. Its frequent returns near the sun helped reveal the true nature of comets.
March 10, 2017
How do astronomers find exoplanets?
Stars are incredibly bright in contrast to any planets that may be orbiting them. So finding exoplanets - planets orbiting distant suns - isn't easy. Here's how it's done.
March 6, 2017
