We still have so much to learn about our closest planetary neighbors.
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Neptune’s New Moon
Wednesday, July 17th, 2013New Moon Around Neptune
Saturday, July 13th, 2013New Moon Discovered Around Neptune!
Old Problems, New Techniques
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
Ryan Wyatt, Director of Morrison Planetarium and Science Visualization, reporting from first day of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting in Long Beach, California…
Most Distant Galaxy
Monday, January 31st, 2011
The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a distant galaxy, 13.2 billion years in the past.
Science in 2010
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
2010 was a roller coaster year for science news—think exoplanets, synthetic-life, arsenic-eating bacteria (or not!), earthquakes, volcanoes and of course, the Gulf oil spill.
Seeing Dark Matter
Monday, November 15th, 2010
Astronomers have made a detailed map of dark matter, allowing us to see it as never before!
Most Distant Galaxy
Thursday, October 21st, 2010
Scientists have discovered the most distant galaxy yet observed at 13.1 billion light years away.
Hot “Cometary” Planet
Monday, July 19th, 2010
Hubble has revealed that a popular exoplanet has a comet-like feature.
Gravitational Lensing
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010
How do you size-up galaxies you can’t see? Stanford scientists are using gravitational lensing to measure the distance, age and size of galaxies far, far away.
The Importance of Being Pluto
Thursday, February 4th, 2010
Pluto may only be a dwarf planet, but its relevance could be quite large. Scientists believe that recent Hubble images of Pluto could help solve the mysteries of the inner solar system.
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