Author: Astronomy Staff

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Herschel telescope and Planck satellite to lift off May 6

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Dust cover jettisoned from Kepler telescope

Cosmology, Science

Cosmology 101: Big Bang

Science, Stars

Cool stars have different mix of life-forming chemicals

Science, Solar System

Ground-based observations support comet missions

Science, Solar System

Satellite to study near-Earth asteroids’ wobbly signature

Exotic Objects, Science, Stars

A young pulsar shows its hand

Science, Stars

Astronomers dissect a giant stellar explosion

Science

Most detailed map of nearby universe completed

Science

NASA joins “Around the World in 80 Telescopes”

Science, Stars

First high-resolution image of the young binary star Theta 1 Orionis C

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Space Shuttle Atlantis at launch pad for Hubble Mission