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All Eyepieces on Jupiter After a Big Impact

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009 - 14:21:35 - Anuradha Menon

Astronomers were scrambling to get big telescopes turned to Jupiter on Tuesday to observe the remains of what looks like the biggest smashup in the...

Planet Found in Tilted Orbit Around Star

Thursday, June 18th, 2009 - 18:43:37 - Anuradha Menon

An international team of researchers has found a planet around another star whose orbit is steeply tilted from the plane of the star's equator, a...

Mining the Moon

Friday, June 12th, 2009 - 09:15:46 - Anuradha Menon

Planetary geologists speculate that the moon’s polar craters may hold billions of tons of hydrogen, perhaps even in the form of water ice. Intriguing...

Planet-Hunting Method Finally Succeeds

Friday, May 29th, 2009 - 16:11:05 - Anuradha Menon

A long-proposed tool for hunting planets has netted its first catch -- a Jupiter-like planet orbiting one of the smallest stars known. The technique...

20,000 to Put Your Green Idea Into Action

Friday, May 22nd, 2009 - 18:02:59 - Anuradha Menon

SunChips and National Geographic have joined forces to create the Green Effect, an initiative to inspire individuals to spark a green movement in...

Telescopes That Could See the Future

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009 - 10:05:59 - Anuradha Menon

A pair of space telescopes to be launched later this month will help to answer some of the biggest questions in the Universe – such as how did we get...

Astronomers Discover an Earth-Like Planet

Wednesday, April 22nd, 2009 - 14:08:18 - Anuradha Menon

The Holy Grail of astronomy is to find a planet capable of supporting life. European researchers have taken a big step forward in that quest...

How Big is Our Universe?
Monday, April 20th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili
How big is our Universe? When we ask this question, we usually refer to the size of the observable universe, which consists...