Astronomy News

By David Bois | Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:00 AM ET

'2012' hits the theaters. Have fun with the hype, but don't give in to panic or fear. Rest assured, there will be a 2013 here on Earth. Read More

More like this in: Hollywood, NASA, Film, National Geographic, MSNBC

By David Bois | Thu Nov 12, 2009 12:50 PM ET

Four hundred years after deeming Galileo a heliocentric heretic, the Vatican sponsors a conference on extraterrestrial life. Read More

More like this in: Extraterrestrial Life, Biology, Galileo Galilei, Popular Science

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Fri Oct 30, 2009 9:00 AM ET

Star dubbed GRB 090423 is the oldest object ever seen. Read More

More like this in: NASA, The Telegraph, Milky Way

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Mon Oct 19, 2009 3:16 PM ET

Thirty-two new planets discovered. Read More

More like this in: European Space Agency (ESA), Exoplanet

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Mon Oct 19, 2009 1:54 AM ET

October 4-10 was World Space Week, and some folks got together to look at the sky. Read More

More like this in: Celebrities, NASA, Space, White House, Astronaut, Buzz Aldrin, International Year of Astronomy

By David Bois | Mon Aug 17, 2009 2:10 PM ET

Three teams find two planets with strange rotational behavior just one day apart, leaving everyone's heads spinning. Read More

More like this in: NASA, Planet, Japan, Massachusetts

By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:05 PM ET

This year's Perseid meteor showers is cause for a Twitter party. Read More

More like this in: Twitter, Science, NASA, Science Daily, International Year of Astronomy, Meteor Showers

By David Bois | Wed Aug 5, 2009 4:00 PM ET

Famously dropped-in-space tool kit returns to earth safely, incinerating in the atmosphere Read More

More like this in: Space, International Space Station, Space Debris, Space Shuttle

By Judy Mottl | Thu Jul 23, 2009 9:00 AM ET

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More like this in: Microsoft, Science, Robots, DATA, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Microsoft Research

By John Casey | Fri Jul 10, 2009 12:58 PM ET

What else would a 14-year-old do but go up to the attic and discover a new supernova on her telescope? Read More

More like this in: Science, National Science Foundation, International Year of Astronomy, Caroline Moore