Andrea Thompson

SELENE (Kaguya) observations help explain difference's between Moon's far side and nearside.

VLT Adaptive Optics shows stellar nurseries, black hole at center of nearby galaxy.

Fermi telescope finds gamma-ray only pulsars, redraws models of the spinning stars.

Computer simulation solves mystery of how massive stars form without blowing off the gas that feeds them.

Plumes of methane gas detected on Mars could point to active geology or possibly even biology.

Ground-based telescope detect thermal emission from exoplanet atmosphere.

Relationships between globular cluster mass and number of binary star systems points to stellar cannibalism as source of 'blue stragglers'.

The roar is from the distant cosmos. Nobody knows what causes it.

New Hubble images reveal 14 young, runaway stars.

Observations show black holes once more massive than galactic bulges, likely came first.

Studies of asteroids around dead stars spawn new hope that Earth-like planets are plentiful.

Our home galaxy is about as massive as Andromeda. And it spins faster than thought.

Discovery of proto-stars near galactic center show stars can form near black hole.

The International Year of Astronomy aims to get more people involved in astronomy.

Phoenix, MRO, and rovers studied Mars' surface looking for signs of water and potential habitability.

Evidence of carbonates points to areas on Mars where water may have remained benign enough for life.

New telescope system will look for asteroids, comets that could hit Earth.

Solar particles penetrate Earth's magnetosphere at different points, in different ways and in greater amounts than though.

Satellite observations who atmosphere expands and contracts in unexpected short time periods.

Phoenix scientists analyzing the mounds of data generated during the lander's stint on Mars.

New observations of hot-Jupiter exoplanet confirm suspicions that atmosphere has water vapor.

MSL rover's delay could impact other programs, is symptom of NASA budget overruns.

Layering of rock outcrops on Mars point to climate cycles caused by changes in Mars' tilt.

The Mars Science Laboratory mission, originally slated to launch next year, has been delayed until 2011, NASA announced today.

Orbiter radar reveals glaciers concealed under mid-latitude debris flows on Mars.