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See the night sky in biggest-ever image
A new image from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey consists of 1.2 trillion pixels and covers a third of the night sky. It captures half a billion individual stars and galaxies.
January 11, 2011
Hubble Space Telescope finds star formation in crazy green cloud in space
Here's the latest Hubble Space Telescope on the green cloud of gas known as Hanny’s Voorwerp. The cloud now appears to be lit up by the bright light of a nearby quasar, and shows signs of ongoing star formation.
January 10, 2011
1st solar eclipse of 2011 in photos
An amazing collection of images of the partial solar eclipse of Jan. 4, 2011 can be found at The Big Picture. The eclipse was seen in Earth's eastern hemisphere.
January 6, 2011
Star with zirconium clouds discovered
Astronomers have found a star rich in zirconium, the material used to make a substitute for diamonds. The star is called LS IV-14 116. It is 2,000 light years from Earth.
January 5, 2011
Supernova discovered by 10-year old
A 10-year-old girl, Kathryn Aurora Gray, has discovered a supernova. Girls rule!
January 4, 2011
How do spiral galaxies keep their shape?
Astronomers think they've discovered why a galaxy's spiral arms wind up tightly around the galaxy's core as the system rotates. Read more on spiral galaxies.
January 4, 2011
Oldest object known yet in the universe
The oldest object in the universe discovered thus far is a very small galaxy created over 13 billion years ago.
December 27, 2010
Saturn’s moons Dione and Enceladus in stunning images
The Cassini spacecraft finished its four-year mission to explore Saturn and its rings and moons in June 2008. But it is still sending back images of Saturn's moons.
December 21, 2010
Daytime moon from December 18, 2010
This image is from EarthSky Facebook friend Brian Pate. It's yesterday's daytime moon. Look for the moon in the daytime this afternoon, too ...
December 19, 2010
Illumination map highlights craters on moon in permanent shadow
Some craters near the moon's poles never see sunlight. Now 1,700 photos from the have been combined to show the moon's darkest places in the "illumination map".
December 16, 2010
