Author: Astronomy Staff

Cosmology, Science

Astronomers map the shape of galactic dark matter

Science, Stars

Will the long overdue recurrent nova T Pyxidis soon be a type Ia supernova?

Exoplanets, Science

Kepler space telescope discovers five exoplanets

Observing, The Sun

2010: The year of the baffling eclipse

Observing, The Sun

Eclipses yield first images of elusive iron line in solar corona

Galaxies, Science

Galaxy history revealed in colorful Hubble view

Science

Astronomers get new tools for gravitational-wave detection

Exotic Objects, Science

Astronomers discover waltzing black holes

Exotic Objects, Science

Massive black hole implicated in stellar destruction

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Mars rover has uncertain future as sixth anniversary nears

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope jettisons its cover

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Solar System, Space Exploration

Three finalists for future space science mission: Venus, an asteroid, the Moon