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Earth-like planet 600 light-years away with spring day-like surface temps
The newly-discovered Kepler 22b, 600 light-years away, could be a large, rocky planet with a surface temperature of about 72 degrees Fahrenheit.
December 7, 2011
One year of the moon in 2.5 minutes
The moon appears to wobble as we watch a visualization of a whole year of orbits compressed into 2 1/2 minutes. View 12 lunar months here.
December 6, 2011
Voyager 1 enters region between solar system edge and interstellar space
"We shouldn't have long to wait to find out what the space between stars is really like," said Voyager project scientist Ed Stone.
December 6, 2011
Two record-breaking black holes found nearby
Astronomers say in a crucial discovery they've found the largest black holes ever measured in our nearby cosmological neighborhood.
December 6, 2011
Fastest spinning star ever discovered rotates 100 times faster than sun
Astronomers have found the fastest spinning star ever discovered. The hot blue giant rotates at one million miles per hour, or 100 times faster than our sun.
December 5, 2011
Saturn’s moon Rhea and the shadow of Saturn’s rings
In this beautiful image, Saturn itself is in the background. The moon Rhea is in silhouette. The dark lines are the shadow of Saturn's rings.
December 4, 2011
Astronomers find strange new species of red galaxies
The four very red galaxies seen by NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope might be a 'missing link' in galaxy evolution, CfA astronomers say.
December 3, 2011
Martian avalanches may be caused by meteors
Orbiting spacecraft have now seen avalanches of dust on the surface of the planet Mars. Martian avalanches and quakes might be caused by meteor airbursts.
December 2, 2011
Video: Glide over Asteroid Vesta in 3D
Get out your 3D glasses and glide over the giant asteroid Vesta with NASA's Dawn spacecraft. See the surface as if you were there!
December 2, 2011
Martian gullies not all formed by flowing water
Some Martian gullies at the poles might have formed when a seasonal accumulation of carbon dioxide frost sublimed - turned directly from a solid to a gas.
December 2, 2011
