Author: Astronomy Staff

Galaxies, Science

Giant galaxy M87 finally sized up

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

NASA tests largest rocket parachutes ever for Ares I

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Rover Spirit embedded in martian soil

Cosmology, Science

Cosmology’s best standard candles get even better

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Spitzer begins warm mission

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Fifth and final spacewalk of Hubble Servicing Mission underway

Exoplanets, Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

Kepler’s planet-hunt begins

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Astronauts conduct second Hubble spacewalk

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

ESA’s Herschel and Planck missions launch

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Atlantis crew conducts first spacewalk

Science, Stars

Spitzer catches star cooking up comet crystals

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Shuttle Atlantis crew captures Hubble