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New infrared view of Helix Nebula looks like golden eye in the sky
The Helix Nebula glows like a giant golden eye in the sky in this new infrared image.
January 19, 2012
Photo shows two Earth satellites: Big and small, old and new
This photograph, taken January 4, 2012 from Houston, Texas, juxtaposes Earth’s oldest satellite, the moon, with one of its newest, the International Space Station.
January 18, 2012
NASA announces winners of student contest to name GRAIL spacecraft
Fourth graders from Bozeman, Montana are the winners of a NASA student contest to name the twin moon-orbiting GRAIL spacecraft.
January 17, 2012
A Saturn-like ring system eclipsing a sun-like star
Astronomers found a ring system in a distant solar system when the rings blocked the light of that distant sun, and caused a temporary dimming of its light.
January 15, 2012
Mars rover Curiosity successfully adjusted trajectory
The course adjustment began with a 19-minute thrust, followed by more than 200 five-second bursts repeated over the course of about two hours.
January 13, 2012
Astronomy Picture of the Day helps solve supernova mystery
A powerful stellar explosion hundreds of years ago left behind this supernova remnant. Astronomers now believe they understand why the explosion took place.
January 13, 2012
The fate of an apple on Mars
What would happen to an apple left behind by a future astronaut on the surface of the dry, cold desert planet Mars?
January 12, 2012
Milky Way has 100 billion planets, astronomers say
Our Milky Way galaxy contains at least 100 billion planets. That’s according to new a statistical study released today (January 11, 2012).
January 11, 2012
Astronomers announce biggest, most distant galaxy clusters
Astronomers announced both the biggest and the most distant galaxy clusters to date.
January 10, 2012
Earthlike moons in habitable zones of double suns
Earthlike moons might exist in the habitable zones around double star systems, according to astronomers from the University of Texas at Arlington.
January 9, 2012
