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4 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Supercharging the Hubble

by David Mayne

Gravitational lensing allows telescope to view disc around a distant black hole

2 November 2011 | ScienceNOW

Live Chat: The Asteroids Are Coming!

by Daniel Strain

Talk with experts about the science and dangers of near-Earth objects

27 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: First Solar System Leftover

by Richard A. Kerr

Asteroid an original building block of the planets

20 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Video: World on Fire

by Carolyn Gramling

NASA satellites have pieced together a decade-long global tour of fires

7 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Sex-Crazed Astrologer Was a Stellar Records Keeper

by Sara Reardon

17th century medical files are most extensive from that period

6 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Did Mercury and Uranus Have a Rough Youth After All?

by Govert Schilling

Violent early solar system not ruled out, scientists say

5 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Dark Ice on a Hot Planet

by Govert Schilling

Mercury is home to extensive ice fields

5 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

The Revelations of Planets' Shadows

by Govert Schilling

'Occult' science reveals just how small—and dense, and gnarled, and odd—dwarf planets really are

4 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

Cosmic Speed-Up Nabs Nobel Prize

by Adrian Cho

Award honors discovery of increasingly expanding universe

3 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Asteroid Vesta Exceeds Expectations

by Richard A. Kerr

Mini-planet holds some surprises

3 October 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Aspen in Space

by Govert Schilling

Saturn's moon Enceladus has snow 100 meters thick

29 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: NASA Mission Finds Fewer Near-Earth Asteroids Than Expected

by Daniel Strain

Estimates of the number of medium-sized rocks in near-Earth orbits may have been overblown

28 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Galaxy Clusters Validate Einstein's Theory

by Yudhijit Bhattacharjee

Light escaping from massive objects follows rules of general theory of relativity

23 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Space Storms to Pose Greater Risk to Flyers and Astronauts

by Jon Cartwright

Worsening space weather might rule out a crewed Mars mission for decades

21 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Place Your Bets on the Falling Satellite!

by Sid Perkins

Oddsmakers calculate location of crash landing

16 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Earth's Ultimate Destruction—And Possible Reincarnation

by Govert Schilling

Astronomers ponder the fate of our world

15 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Video: Two Suns Set on Alien World

by Govert Schilling

Kepler spies first planet orbiting dual stars

13 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Chaos Clouds the Search for Habitable Worlds

by Govert Schilling

Anarchic solar systems fling out small planets

12 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

'Super-Earth' Found in Habitable Zone

by Govert Schilling

Milky Way may abound with worlds not much bigger than our own

12 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Massive Storm on Alien World

by Sid Perkins

Extreme brightness changes observed in brown dwarf's atmosphere

9 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

The Sky Is Falling! But No Big Deal

by Richard A. Kerr

The UARS satellite will soon fall to Earth, but then, everything eventually does

6 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Baby Star Found on Earth's Doorstep

by Ken Croswell

The nearest newborn sun may sport glowing planets

2 September 2011 | ScienceNOW

Hatching the Milky Way

by Ken Croswell

Astronomers produce a virtual galaxy on a computer

25 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Diamond Planet Orbits a Pulsar

by Sid Perkins

Planetary companion likely the crystalline remnant of a carbon-rich star

24 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Star Gulp Gives Black Hole Indigestion

by Ken Croswell

Black hole's outskirts spew debris dashing away at nearly the speed of light

18 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Tracking Space Weather

by Sid Perkins

For first time, scientists can observe a solar flare from the sun to Earth

17 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

Goodnight, Old Moon

by Sid Perkins

Our satellite companion may be considerably younger than previously believed

12 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

'Earth-Mars' Collision May Have Happened in Alien Solar System

by Ken Croswell

Did something whack a dim star's planet—and create a new moon?

12 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Toxic Rats, the Benefits of Twins, and a Black Hole's Destiny

by David Grimm and Kerry Klein

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from the week

10 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Rover Takes a Deep Look Into Mars

by Richard A. Kerr

Opportunity has arrived at a mammoth crater, opening a new chapter in Mars exploration

9 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

Antimatter Belt Found Circling Earth

by Ron Cowen

Reservoir of antiprotons could fuel future space missions

8 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

The Fate of the First Black Hole

by Ken Croswell

Or what do the band Rush, Stephen Hawking, and a bright source of x-rays have in common?

3 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

Did a Slo-Mo Crash Create the Two-Sided Moon?

by Richard A. Kerr

A giant but slow impact early in its history may have shaped today's moon

3 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Miniature Radiation Meter

by Sid Perkins

Tiny sensor onboard a lunar orbiter proves its mettle

1 August 2011 | ScienceNOW

Science Shot: Dawn Spies a Messed-Up Vesta

by Richard A. Kerr

The best portrait yet of asteroid reveals severe, and curious, damage

29 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

Podcast: Brain Shrinkage, Black Hole Collisions, and Electro-Sensing Dolphins

by David Grimm and Stewart Wills

Listen to a roundup of some of our favorite stories from this week

27 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Juno Takes on Solar System's Heavyweight

by Richard A. Kerr

Spacecraft launching next week will finally size up Jupiter

27 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: Earth's Little Buddy

by Sid Perkins

Astronomers discover "Trojan" asteroid copying our planet's orbit

27 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

Black Hole Collision May Have Set Off Fireworks in the Milky Way

by Ron Cowen

Smashup may have produced some of the highest energy radiation in the universe

22 July 2011 | ScienceNOW

ScienceShot: The Milky Way's Dimmest Star Cluster

by Ken Croswell

Segue 3 ekes out a mere 90 suns' worth of light

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