NASA Next Gen Spacecraft Unveiled Thursday, March 24th, 2011 On October 11, 2010 President Barack Obama canceled NASA's Constellation Program. The program aim was to develop the means...
Stars And Constellations Monday, May 17th, 2010 In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. Historically, the term was...
The Southern Pinwheel Thursday, April 22nd, 2010 Located about 15 million light-years away towards the Hydra (the sea serpent) constellation, Messier 83 is a nearby face-on...
How Supergiant Stars Lose Mass Monday, September 28th, 2009 Two teams of astronomers, one from the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn, Germany, and one from the Paris...
Herschel Delivers Its First Images Monday, July 13th, 2009 The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the Herschel Telescope about a month ago; recently, it started delivering its...
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Estimated to be no more than three times...
Ares I Passes Preliminary Design Review Monday, October 20th, 2008 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) recently held a successful preliminary design review for the Ares I...
