»» Hinode Views Two Solar Eclipses (with videos)

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Friday, November 16, 2012 - Observers in Australia and the South Pacific were treated to a total solar eclipse on Nov. 13, 2012. The orbit of Hinode resulted in two eclipses this time, each with a somewhat different perspective.




»» NASA's Kepler Completes Prime Mission, Begins Extended Mission

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 - NASA is marking two milestones in the search for planets like Earth -- the successful completion of the Kepler Space Telescope's 3 1/2- year prime mission and the beginning of an extended mission that could last as long as four years.




»» Born-again star foreshadows fate of Solar System

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Thursday, November 15, 2012 - Astronomers have found evidence for a dying Sun-like star coming briefly back to life after casting its gassy shells out into space, mimicking the possible fate our own Solar System faces in a few billion years.




»» Life and Death in a Star-forming Cloud

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - The aftershock of a stellar explosion rippling through space is captured in this new view of supernova remnant W44, which combines far-infrared and X-ray data from ESA's Herschel and XMM-Newton space observatories.




»» Lost in Space: Rogue Planet Spotted?

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope have identified a body that is very probably a planet wandering through space without a parent star.




»» Proba-2 Soaks Up Three Solar Eclipses

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Wednesday, November 14, 2012 - ESA's Sun-watching Proba-2 satellite experienced three partial solar eclipses last night while lucky observers watching from northern Australia were treated to a total solar eclipse.




»» Sun Emits a Mid-level Flare

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - On Nov. 13, 2012, the sun emitted a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 9:04 p.m. EST.




»» SpaceX Tests Grasshopper Rocket in Two-Story Hop

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - Grasshopper consists of a Falcon 9 rocket first stage, Merlin 1D engine, four steel landing legs with hydraulic dampers, and a steel support structure.




»» BOSS Quasars Unveil a New Era in the Expansion History of the Universe

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - BOSS, the Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey, is mapping a huge volume of space to measure the role of dark energy in the evolution of the universe.




»» Surveying Earth's interior with atomic clocks

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 - Have you ever thought to use a clock to identify mineral deposits or concealed water resources within the Earth?




»» Get ready for a total solar eclipse

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Monday, November 12, 2012 - Tomorrow's total solar eclipse will only be visible in its entirety to ground-based observers watching from northern Australia, but ESA's Sun-watching Proba-2 satellite will have a ringside seat from its orbit around Earth.




»» Hubble Spots a Colorful Lenticular Galaxy

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Monday, November 12, 2012 - The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured a beautiful galaxy that, with its reddish and yellow central area, looks rather like an explosion from a Hollywood movie. The galaxy, called NGC 5010, is in a period of transition.




»» A Clear Reflection on Webb Telescope's Secondary Mirror

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Monday, November 12, 2012 - The sole secondary mirror and another primary mirror that will fly aboard NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., on Nov. 5, 2012.




»» Image: Titan's South-Polar Vortex

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Monday, November 12, 2012 - The Cassini spacecraft is monitoring the development of the south polar vortex to help understand seasonal changes on Saturn's largest moon.




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