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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 2:32 PM by Space.com
Young girl discovered the new supernova but she does not get to name it.
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Tue, Jan 04, 2011 6:37 AM by John Heilprin, AP
A solar eclipse happens when the moon lines up between the sun and Earth, casting a lunar shadow on the Earth's surface and obscuring the solar disk.
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Mon, Jan 03, 2011 12:20 PM by Catie Leary
NASA's WISE infrared telescope reached its one-year anniversary in December. To celebrate, here are four new dazzling images of the scope's most recent observations.
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Mon, Jan 03, 2011 10:50 AM by Space.com
An assortment of astronomical activities await stargazers in 2011, including eclipses and meteor showers.
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Sun, Jan 02, 2011 2:12 PM by Alicia Chang, AP
NASA suspects that the Spirit rover is most likely stuck in hibernation mode and is unlikely to awaken.
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Thu, Dec 30, 2010 12:12 PM by Space.com
With new missions to Mars, private space flights and satellites to help determine how planets are made, there's a lot launching in 2011.
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Thu, Dec 30, 2010 11:45 AM by Space.com
Satellite springs back to life after malfunctioning earlier this year, and will hopefully allow scientists to regain full control of it.
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Tue, Dec 28, 2010 10:19 PM by Annie Hautefeuille and Richard Ingham, AFP
The sun can unleash static discharges and geomagnetic storms that can disrupt or even knock out the electronics on Earth.
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Mon, Dec 27, 2010 11:12 AM by Space.com
From the discovery of a possibly habitable alien planet, to a spacecraft's groundbreaking visit to a comet and the finding of microbes on Earth that may eat arsenic, it's been a big year for astronomy discoveries.
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Thu, Dec 23, 2010 10:02 AM by Associated Press
More than 50 years of UFO reports for New Zealand have been declassified by the country's government.
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Tue, Dec 21, 2010 10:25 AM
Video: Missed the total lunar eclipse last night? With the help of a little video magic, watch it happen much faster.
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Tue, Dec 21, 2010 9:48 AM by Associated Press
A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its shadow on the full moon, blocking the sun's rays that otherwise reflect off the moon's surface.
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Mon, Dec 20, 2010 11:36 AM by Space.com
Early morning eclipse coincides with the winter solstice and meteor shower.
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Mon, Dec 20, 2010 8:58 AM by Space.com
Using the sun as a gravitational lens, we can keep in touch with our own probes even at considerable interstellar distances, researchers say.
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Mon, Dec 20, 2010 7:52 AM by Alicia Chang, AP
Sky gazers in North and Central America and a tiny sliver of South America will boast the best seats to this year's only total eclipse of the moon.
