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Strange 'Polluted' Stars Discovered By Space Telescope

Posted 05.14.2013 | Science

By: Megan Gannon Published: 05/14/2013 11:42 AM EDT on SPACE.com Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered two dead stars 150 ...

WATCH: Remarkable Nebula Photo Marks Hubble's 23rd Anniversary

Posted 04.20.2013 | Science

By: Mike Wall Published: 04/19/2013 02:03 PM EDT on SPACE.com NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has snapped a spectacular new image of an iconic nebula...

PHOTOS: 13 Telescopes That Changed Astronomy

The Huffington Post | Jacqueline Howard | Posted 04.16.2013 | Science

Who invented the first telescope? Some stargazers credit Galileo Galilei, who was the first astronomer to systematically study the cosmos with suc...

Record-Setting Star Explosion Spied By Space Telescope

Posted 04.04.2013 | Science

By: Miriam Kramer Published: 04/04/2013 11:44 AM EDT on SPACE.com Astronomers have spotted the most distant massive star explosion of its kind, a s...

LOOK: First-Ever Photo Of Alien Planet Birth

Posted 02.28.2013 | Science

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 02/28/2013 10:30 AM EST on SPACE.com Astronomers have captured what may be the first-ever direct photograph of an...

Galaxy's 'Cannibal' Past Revealed By Space Telescope

Posted 02.27.2013 | Science

By: Mike Wall Published: 02/27/2013 10:19 AM EST on SPACE.com The Milky Way's far outer reaches may harbor a shell of stars left over from a lon...

Scientists Want YOU To Name Dwarf Planet's Moons

Posted 02.11.2013 | Science

By: Miriam Kramer Published: 02/11/2013 10:37 AM EST on SPACE.com If you've ever wanted to leave your mark on the heavens, here's your chance. Ast...

Mysterious Blinking Star Perplexes Astronomers

Posted 02.08.2013 | Science

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 02/08/2013 07:24 AM EST on SPACE.com An odd flashing star may actually be a pair of cosmic twins: two newly formed ...

PHOTOS: Teacher Finds Hidden Treasure In Hubble Images

Posted 01.21.2013 | Science

By: Tariq Malik Published: 01/20/2013 09:22 AM EST on SPACE.com A Connecticut astronomy teacher has uncovered a dazzling view of a satellite galax...

Aging Space Telescope To Snap New Set Of Spectacular Images

Posted 01.16.2013 | Science

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 01/16/2013 07:09 AM EST on SPACE.com The Hubble Space Telescope's iconic "Deep Field" photo wowed the wor...

'Zombie' Planet's Strange Behavior Shocks Scientists

Posted 01.09.2013 | Science

By: Tariq Malik Published: 01/09/2013 07:33 AM EST on SPACE.com The unbalanced orbit of a so-called "zombie planet" in a dusty star syst...

The Good, Hard Spanking of 2012

Mark Morford | Posted 03.09.2013 | Comedy
Mark Morford

Is it not refreshing? Is it not all kinds of wonderful to be reminded that all the spittle-flecked hate and hissing resentment in the world still can't defeat intelligence, wisdom, flawed but honest integrity?

Astronomers Give New Estimate Of Milky Way's Size

| Posted 12.03.2012 | Science

By Ken Croswell Although scientists know the masses of the sun and Earth, it's a different story for the galaxy. Mass estimates range widely: At the ...

Hubble's Universe

Terence Dickinson | Posted 01.09.2013 | Science
Terence Dickinson

Hubble has been as big a revolution as was the first telescope built by Galileo in 1610. It has profoundly changed our view of the universe and our place in it. Now, 22 years into its life, it has outperformed even the most optimistic predictions of its builders.

WATCH: 'Zombie' Alien Planet Rises From Dead

Posted 10.27.2012 | Science

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 10/26/2012 02:49 PM EDT on SPACE.com An enormous alien planet that some astronomers thought was dead and buried has...

Galaxy Evolution Discovery Takes Scientists By Suprise

Posted 10.23.2012 | Science

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 10/23/2012 07:20 AM EDT on SPACE.com Disk galaxies like our own Milky Way put the finishing touches on their stun...

Science From Hell

Seth Shostak | Posted 12.08.2012 | Science
Seth Shostak

It's enough to make you alternately laugh and cry. But this daffy performance speaks to a problem even larger than Broun's dreadful ignorance. Why is this gentleman in Congress at all?

Stellar Mystery Has Scientists Scanning Old Photos

Posted 10.02.2012 | Science

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 10/02/2012 01:57 PM EDT on SPACE.com In a forensic twist on astronomy, scientists turned sleuths are trying to tr...

WOW: Hubble Snaps Farthest-Ever View Into Universe

Posted 09.26.2012 | Science

By: Clara Moskowitz Published: 09/25/2012 03:29 PM EDT on SPACE.com The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the farthest-ever view into the univer...

PHOTO: Space Telescopes Spot Oldest Galaxy Ever Seen?

The Huffington Post | Allie Compton | Posted 09.20.2012 | Science

Scientists have observed what they believe to be the most distant and oldest galaxy ever detected — a discovery which could provide insight into the...

LOOK: Hubble Spies Spectacular Star 'Factory'

Posted 09.19.2012 | Science

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 09/18/2012 01:09 PM EDT on SPACE.com A gorgeous new photo by the Hubble Space Telescope confirms that a faraway s...

LOOK: Amazing Heart Of Huge Globular Star Cluster

Posted 09.15.2012 | Science

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 09/14/2012 07:39 AM EDT on SPACE.com Countless stars at the core of a nearby star cluster look like glowing, multi...

LOOK: 'Odd Couple' Galaxies Stun Astronomers

Posted 09.06.2012 | Science

By: SPACE.com Staff Published: 09/06/2012 09:32 AM EDT on SPACE.com A stunning new photo from the Hubble Space Telescope has captured the perfec...

PHOTO: Hubble Spies Two Huge Star Clusters On Collision Course

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 08.16.2012 | Science

NASA's Hubble Telescope has sighted two massive star clusters about 170,000 light-years away that are about to join forces. The clusters are part o...

GLORIOUS: New Hubble Photo Captures Nebula Up Close

The Huffington Post | Samreen Hooda | Posted 08.14.2012 | Science

New images from the Hubble Telescope are always cause for excitement, and today's massive shot of the Tarantula Nebula is no exception. The nebula, lo...