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Planet being eaten by sun-like star
The planet, WASP-12b, is similar in mass to Jupiter. It orbits its star closely - in 1.1 days - and its atmosphere is spilling over onto its star.
May 20, 2010
Supermassive black hole ejected from distant galaxy
A supermassive black hole - with a mass of perhaps a billion suns - could be ejected from its galaxy under special conditions when two black holes merge.
May 11, 2010
Titan liquid lakes confirmed from sunlight
Astronomers have confirmed sunlight glinting from liquid lakes on the surface of Saturn's moon, Titan. It probably rains and snows methane on Titan.
May 6, 2010
Mars Express spacecraft views of Phobos
Mars' tiny moon Phobos has created a big stir among astronomers with the fly-bys of the Mars Express Spacecraft of the European Space Agency in early 2010.
May 3, 2010
20th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope
"The Hubble Space Telescope has literally changed our view of the universe," said NASA astrophysicist Ed Weiler. April 2010 marks its 20th anniversary.
April 19, 2010
Solar ejection glancing blow to Earth
This event on the sun can knock out satellites and interfere with earthly communications. It can result in magnificent auroras - the famous northern or southern lights. Be alert in the coming days ...
April 15, 2010
Venus has active volcanoes? Info from spacecraft data
There's a longstanding mystery about the craters on Venus. There aren't enough of them. Could active volcanoes be wiping them from the planet's surface?
April 8, 2010
Helping astronauts get their balance back
Astronauts returning from the zero gravity of space often have trouble with balance. Jacob Bloomberg wants to speed up their transition to earthly gravity.
March 22, 2010
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot glows in infrared
“This is our first detailed look inside the biggest storm of the solar system,” said Glenn Orton, who led the team that made the study.
March 16, 2010
Fermi Telescope and high-energy astronomy
Looking at the universe with gamma-ray eyes, the Fermi Telescope reveals places in the universe where particles are accelerated to high energies.
March 4, 2010
