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The risk from killer asteroids with David Helfand
An asteroid collision likely wiped out the dinosaurs. EarthSky spoke with David Helfand of Columbia University on the risk today from killer asteroids.
August 16, 2010
Jill Tarter on SETI’s 50-year search for extraterrestrial life
SETI stands for Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence. The director of SETI's research - Jill Tarter - spoke with EarthSky. Read about it here.
August 16, 2010
Robot sub, alien life, Jupiter’s moon
A self-guided robotic submarine, designed to look for alien life on an icy moon of Jupiter, completed 6 months of tests in an Antarctic lake here on Earth.
August 9, 2010
The moon went from interesting to fascinating
Pendleton, the new director of NASA's Lunar Science Institute, says that moon is our nearest laboratory off-planet where we can go and explore and test.
August 2, 2010
The full moons of summer may be best for photographs
The full moons of the summer months may be best for simple astrophotography because their low paths carry them past interesting foreground objects.
July 23, 2010
Astronomers discover monster star
Astronomers say R136a1 is thought to be hundreds of times more massive than our sun - and 10 million times more luminous.
July 21, 2010
Poisonous superstorm on alien world
A poisonous 'superstorm' of carbon monoxide gas on an alien world over 150 light years away is discovered by an international team of astronomers.
July 5, 2010
Explore the solar system with binoculars
With just binoculars, says Stephen J. O'Meara, you can explore the solar system and see all the major planets, rings of Saturn, the moons of Jupiter and much more.
June 28, 2010
Alan Stern: ‘I’d like to see the U.S explore planets with human beings.’
"One of the most important things about exploring space is that it is something that sets us apart in this time that makes history for our nation and for our society," says Alan Stern.
June 7, 2010
Comet caught in act of diving into sun
A comet has been caught on video as it plunges into the sun and apparently disintegrates in the sun's 100,000 degree (Kelvin) heat.
May 25, 2010
