• Asteroid Diversity: Mixed Bag of Space Rocks Found Near Earth

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    A new survey of asteroids near Earth shows these space rocks are a mixed bag, with some shiny and bright, others dark and dull.

  • Supernova Blast Wave Could Shape Galaxy Evolution

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    A new glimpse of a well-known supernova could provide new clues about how dying stars affect their surroundings.

  • Old Star's Super-Hot Water Vapor Surprises Scientists

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    Hot water vapor has been discovered in the atmosphere of an aging star, surprising scientists who thought the chemistry of such stars would have forbid it.

  • Starburst Galaxy Unleashes Gassy 'Superwind'

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    A striking galaxy buzzing with energetic star formation takes center stage in a new photograph that showcases an unusual "superwind" of out-flowing gas.

  • For Star-Gazers, September Brings New Night Sky

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    September brings a new view of the night sky as the autumn constellations appear.

  • Solar Sail Spacecraft Could Explore Beyond Solar System

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    Sun-powered spacecraft could be the ticket to traveling beyond the solar system, scientists say.

  • NASA Aims to Plunge Car-Sized Probe Into the Sun

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    NASA is developing a mission to plunge a car-sized probe directly into the sun's atmosphere, exploring a region no spacecraft has ever visited.

  • Big Alien Planet's Weather Forecast: Hot and Extra Cloudy

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    Astronomers peering at a gas-giant exoplanet found it has an atmosphere unlike that of any extrasolar planet yet studied.

  • Hubble Telescope Engineer Pulls Double Duty As Real-Life Knight

    Updated: 2010-09-03 00:02:14
    A Hubble engineer, and a native of the Dutch island of Aruba, has received the highest civilian order in the Netherlands.

  • Exoplanet Shows Gas Giants Start as Dusty Behemoths

    Updated: 2010-09-02 21:03:20
    By Alasdair Wilkins, io9 The atmosphere of a young exoplanet didn’t fit any of our existing models for what gas giants should look like. But when astronomers added huge dust clouds, it was a perfect fit, perhaps revealing a larger truth about gas giants. The planet in question is HR 8799 b, a gas giant about seven [...]

  • Recipe for water: just add starlight

    Updated: 2010-09-02 00:00:00
    Observations with the Herschel infrared space observatory have revealed that ultraviolet light is a key ingredient in the formation of an unexpected cloud of water vapor around an old red giant star.

  • Hot Water Around Giant Carbon Star Creates Interstellar Mystery

    Updated: 2010-09-01 18:48:06
    Hot water discovered around a giant carbon star requires a new theory for the chemistry around stars to be explained. The new theory could significantly alter our understanding of what materials exist in interstellar space, and where water and life could exist in the universe. “It makes us realize that the chemistry in all stars can [...]

  • ESO brings starburst galaxy into focus

    Updated: 2010-09-01 00:00:00
    NGC 4666's vigorous star formation is probably the result of gravitational interactions with neighboring galaxies.

  • NASA and ATK successfully test five-segment solid rocket motor

    Updated: 2010-09-01 00:00:00
    Despite the cancellation of the Constellation program, there is still a strong chance that the booster could play a part in future launch vehicles.

  • Spectrum of young extrasolar planet yields surprising results

    Updated: 2010-08-31 00:00:00
    The data indicate that young gas-giant planets are extremely cloudy.

  • NASA Glenn tests alternative green rocket engine

    Updated: 2010-08-31 00:00:00
    The non-toxic oxygen and methane propellant combination has the potential for greater engine performance.

  • Shrinking atmospheric layer linked to low levels of solar radiation

    Updated: 2010-08-30 00:00:00
    Research indicates that the Sun's magnetic cycle, which produces differing numbers of sunspots over an approximately 11-year cycle, may vary more than previously thought.

  • Mars' mysterious elongated crater

    Updated: 2010-08-27 00:00:00
    A new image shows the elliptical depression with unprecedented clarity.

  • Distant star's sound waves reveal cycle similar to the Sun's

    Updated: 2010-08-27 00:00:00
    Studying many stars with stellar seismology could help scientists better understand how magnetic activity cycles can differ from star to star, as well as the processes behind such cycles.

  • NASA's Kepler mission discovers two planets transiting same star

    Updated: 2010-08-26 00:00:00
    Systems with multiple transiting planets are particularly rich with information that provides clues as to their physical characteristics.

  • WISE captures the Unicorn's Rose

    Updated: 2010-08-26 00:00:00
    The Rosette Nebula is a huge star-forming region in our Milky Way Galaxy.

  • New international study shows some asteroids live in own "little worlds"

    Updated: 2010-08-25 00:00:00
    Scientific results show that when asteroids spin fast enough, they can undergo rotational fission, splitting into two pieces that then begin orbiting each other.

  • Pulverized planet dust may lie around double stars

    Updated: 2010-08-24 00:00:00
    Scientists believe that planetary collisions are kicking up fresh dust.

  • Richest planetary system discovered

    Updated: 2010-08-24 00:00:00
    Scientists believe there are as many as seven planets orbiting this Sun-like star.

  • Kalmbach Publishing Co. acquires Discover magazine

    Updated: 2010-08-05 00:00:00
    The magazine will join Astronomy to enhance the publishing company's science coverage.

  • Meteorites and minerals planned for New Mexico mineral museum

    Updated: 2010-08-02 00:00:00
    The John H. Eicher Mineral Museum outside Animas, New Mexico, will connect a crossover interest between amateur astronomers and rock and mineral collectors.

  • Comets and Asteroids New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:04:31
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  • Space news and outer space articles from New Scientist New Scientist Space New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:04:25
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  • Astrobiology New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:04:06
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  • Browse the New Scientist Archive 2010 New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:03:56
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  • Space news and outer space articles from New Scientist New Scientist Space New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:03:53
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  • Saturn and its Moons New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:03:42
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  • Space news and outer space articles from New Scientist New Scientist Space New Scientist

    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:03:19
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    Updated: 2010-04-08 12:02:56
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  • Celestron celebrates 50 years in business

    Updated: 2010-01-06 00:00:00
    On September 17, 2009, editors will dedicate the magazine's observatory at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico.

  • Astronomy magazine celebrates its new observatory

    Updated: 2009-09-14 00:00:00
    On September 17, 2009, editors will dedicate the magazine's observatory at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico.

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