365 Days of Astronomy
Tue Feb 7 11:43:23 2012 GMT
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February 7th: Encore: Your Nook in the Incredible Universe

February 6th: A Frosty Moon

February 5th: Encore: Space Travel in Science Fiction

February 4th: Encore: Motion through Space

February 3rd: Observing With Webb in February 2012

February 2nd: 150 Years of Exoplanets

February 1st: Dark Skies Crusader Challenges Cities during February’s GLOBE at Night Campaign

January 31st: Ice Core Records: From Volcanoes to Supernovas

January 30th: Science Outreach: A Love Story

January 29th: Encore: Harry Potter and the Night Sky

Astromart News
Sun Feb 5 08:13:02 2012 GMT
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Hubble Spots a Barred Spiral Twin of the Milky Way Galaxy

The "Pillars of Creation" as Never Before Seen

Did You Hear About the Bar at the Center of the Milky Way Galaxy?

NASA Bids Farewell to the Rossi X-Ray Timing Explorer

The new space race: China and India to create world's biggest telescope

Aristarchus: Up Close and Personal

Jumping Jupiter - Was a Giant Gas Planet Ejected From the Early Solar System?

WISE Brings Home a Cosmic Christmas Wreath for the Holidays

The Night After Christmas Sky Show

Has the Elusive Higgs Particle Finally Been Detected?

Comet Lovejoy Plunges into the Sun and Survives

Is Vesta the "Smallest Terrestrial Planet?

"Slam Dunk" Sign of Ancient Water on Mars

Strange New "Species" of Ultra-Red Galaxies Discovered

Eris -- Pluto's Faraway Twin -- is Accurately Sized Up

Thank you

After years of work, 'dream machine' set for launch to Mars

What's Really Behind the Origin of Type Ia Supernovae?

Will Future Telescopes Be Able To See Alien City Lights?

Astronomy Cast
Tue Feb 7 11:43:21 2012 GMT
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Ep. 249: Schrödinger’s Cat

Ep. 248: Carina Constellation

Weekly Space Hangout - Jan. 26, 2012

Ep. 247: The Ages of Things

Ep. 246: What If Something Was Different?

Ep. 245: Calendars

Ep. 244: Io

Ep. 243: Tunguska Event

Ep. 242: Torino Scale

Ep. 241: Astrophotography, Part 3: Image Processing

Ep. 240: Astrophotography, Part 2: Techniques

Ep. 239: Astrophotography, Part 1: The Gear

Ep. 238: Solar Activity

Ep. 237: Spooky Space Sounds

Ep. 236: Einstein Was Right

Ep. 235: Einstein

Astronomy Cast at Dragon*Con 2011: Strange Stuff in Space

Ep. 234: Lunar Phases

Astronomy Magazine
Mon Feb 6 20:43:50 2012 GMT
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Classic portrait of a barred spiral galaxy

The art of recycling pulsars

Hubble zooms in on a magnified galaxy

NASA spacecraft returns first video from farside of the Moon

The week in pictures: January 28–February 3, 2012

New super-Earth detected within the habitable zone of a nearby cool star

Remnant of an explosion with a powerful kick?

A pocket of star formation

NASA spacecraft reveals new observations of interstellar matter

"Cool" gas may form and strengthen sunspots

New study may answer long-standing questions about enigmatic Little Ice Age

Curiosity instrument measures radiation from solar storm

Space weather center to add world's first "ensemble forecasting" capability

The week in pictures: January 21–27, 2012

NASA's Kepler announces 11 planetary systems hosting 26 planets

NASA's NuSTAR ships to Vandenberg for March 14 launch

Vesta likely cold and dark enough for ice

Photo from NASA Mars Orbiter shows wind's handiwork

Astronomy Picture of the Day
Tue Feb 7 19:33:03 2012 GMT
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The Belt of Venus Over Mercedes Argentina

Dust of the Orion Nebula

Lunation

Comet Garradd and M92

Inside the Eagle Nebula

La Silla Star Trails North and South

Red Aurora Over Australia

The Helix Nebula from the VISTA Telescope

Blue Marble Earth from Suomi NPP

Molecular Cloud Barnard 68

Planet Aurora Borealis

NGC 3239 and SN 2012A

NGC 4449: Star Stream for a Dwarf Galaxy

Opportunity Rover Spots Greeley Haven on Mars

January Aurora Over Norway

Deep Orion Over the Canary Islands

Saturn's Hexagon Comes to Light

Days in the Sun

The Wolf's Moon

Audio Sky Tour
Thu Feb 2 20:43:34 2012 GMT
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S&T's Audio Sky Tour for February 2012

S&T's Audio Sky Tour for January 2012

S&T's Audio Sky Tour for December 2011

Bad Astronomy
Tue Feb 7 17:43:40 2012 GMT
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Science Getaways: Update

Exoplanet in a triple star system smack dab in the habitable zone

Holy aurora

Hey, I can see my snow-covered house from here!

Appalachian nocturne: a tour of the eastern US from space

OK, a couple of more things about a Moon base

Superbowl science 2012

An astronomer’s paradise

Get Scott Sigler’s The MVP for $3 off

Space caturday

Video of the lunar far side from GRAIL/Ebb

In the dark abyss, a slightly warped mirror on the Milky Way

East of the Blue Marble

Q&BA: Pound for pound, are humans hotter than the Sun?

A case study of the tactics of climate change denial, in which I am the target

Give Pluto your stamp of approval

What caused the Little Ice Age?

Amazing moonset video taken from space!

Centauri Dreams
Tue Feb 7 14:43:56 2012 GMT
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Untangling a Lensed Galaxy

Targeting Primitive Asteroids

SETI in the News

‘Super-Earth’ in a Triple Star System

IBEX: The Heliosphere in Motion

Cloud Cover’s Role in Exoplanet Studies

Toward a New ‘Prime Directive’

New Multiple Planet Systems Verified

Project Bifrost: Return to Nuclear Rocketry

The Dunes of Titan

Chandra X-ray Observatory
Wed Feb 1 20:44:16 2012 GMT
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Remnant of an Explosion With a Powerful Kick?

NASA's Chandra Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in Early Universe

Celestial Bauble Intrigues Astronomers

A Galaxy Cluster Gets Sloshed

NASA's Chandra Adds to Black Hole Birth Announcement

30 Doradus and The Growing Tarantula Within

All Eyes on Oldest Recorded Supernova

Close Encounters of the Galactic Kind

A Middle-Aged Supernova Remnant

Living the High Life

Lunar Phase
Mon Jan 23 20:30:02 2012 GMT
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Mon Jan 23 07:41:40 2012 GMT New Moon

Tue Jan 31 04:11:43 2012 GMT First quarter

Tue Feb 7 21:56:10 2012 GMT Full moon

Tue Feb 14 17:05:41 2012 GMT Last quarter

Tue Feb 21 22:37:09 2012 GMT New Moon

Major News About Minor Objects
Tue Feb 7 17:47:05 2012 GMT
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The Tracking News on Tuesday, 2012-02-07

2012 BW13 - NEODyS risk updated

Daily Orbit Update - MPEC 2012-C34

2012 BW13 - JPL risk updated

Traffic Report for "Earth's Busy Neighborhood"

Yesterday's Tracking News

NASA Image of the Day
Tue Feb 7 14:46:44 2012 GMT
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Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun

NASA Universe
Wed Feb 1 11:46:57 2012 GMT
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NASA Spacecraft Reveals New Observations of Interstellar Matter

NASA's Kepler Announces 11 Planetary Systems Hosting 26 Planets

NASA's NuSTAR Ships to Vandenberg Ahead of March 14 Launch

Educators Selected to Fly on NASA's SOFIA Airborne Observatory

NASA's Hubble Breaks New Ground With Distant Supernova Discovery

NASA's Kepler Mission Finds Three Smallest Exoplanets

Hubble Pinpoints Farthest Protocluster of Galaxies Ever Seen

NASA's Chandra Finds Largest Galaxy Cluster in Early Universe

NASA's RXTE Helps Pinpoint Launch of 'Bullets' in a Black Hole's Jet

NASA's Fermi Space Telescope Explores New Energy Extremes

NASACast: What's Up?
Wed Feb 1 11:46:58 2012 GMT
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What's Up for February 2012?

What's Up for January 2012?

What's Up for December 2011?

What's Up for November 2011?

What's Up for October 2011?

What's Up for September 2011?

What's Up for August 2011?

What's Up for July 2011?

What's Up for June 2011?

What's Up for May 2011?

NASAexplorer
Tue Feb 7 20:31:01 2012 GMT
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Aqua AIRS: Visions of Weather and Climate

Uncovering Winter's Mystery

Studying the Science of Falling Snow

IBEX Spacecraft Observes Matter from Interstellar Space

Biggest Solar Storm Since 2003

Temperature Data: 1880-2011

This World Is Black and White

An Introduction to Aqua

Black Hole Launches 'Bullets' of Gas.

Russian Runoff Freshens Canadian Arctic

SDO Sees Comet Lovejoy Survive Close Encounter with Sun

RXTE Detects 'Heartbeat' Of Smallest Black Hole Candidate

Developing a Comet Harpoon for Sample Return

LRO's Diviner Takes the Moon's Temperature During Dec. 10, 2011 Eclipse

December 10, 2011 Lunar Eclipse Essentials

Ancient Dry Spells Offer Clues About the Future of Drought

NPP: Making the News

The Dual Personality of the 'Christmas Burst'

Fermi Reveals a Cosmic-ray Cocoon in Cygnus

Near Earth Objects
Tue Feb 7 11:55:04 2012 GMT
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Date : Miss Distance : Relative Velocity: Estimated Diameter : Object Name

 2012-Feb-07 : 28.3 LD : 25.3 km/s : 23 m - 51 m : (2012 CN2)

 2012-Feb-07 : 76.5 LD : 23.2 km/s : 60 m - 130 m : (2012 BL77)

 2012-Feb-07 : 57.6 LD : 24.1 km/s : 40 m - 89 m : (2012 CD)

 2012-Feb-07 : 59.1 LD : 22.3 km/s : 91 m - 200 m : (2012 BK77)

 2012-Feb-08 : 12.8 LD : 25.1 km/s : 26 m - 58 m : (2012 BC77)

 2012-Feb-10 : 73.9 LD : 23.2 km/s : 60 m - 130 m : (2011 CE50)

 2012-Feb-11 : 10.4 LD : 22.9 km/s : 70 m - 160 m : (2009 DT10)

 2012-Feb-13 : 56.3 LD : 23.6 km/s : 50 m - 110 m : (2008 CQ116)

 2012-Feb-13 : 43.6 LD : 22.8 km/s : 75 m - 170 m : (2010 GR33)

 2012-Feb-13 : 59.4 LD : 22.2 km/s : 97 m - 220 m : (2012 BO77)

 2012-Feb-14 : 76.6 LD : 24.1 km/s : 40 m - 89 m : (2004 XG)

 2012-Feb-14 : 59.6 LD : 18.6 km/s : 510 m - 1.1 km : (2008 QY)

 2012-Feb-16 : 44.9 LD : 17.9 km/s : 710 m - 1.6 km : (2009 AV)

 2012-Feb-17 : 16.0 LD : 26.4 km/s : 14 m - 31 m : (1993 DA)

 2012-Feb-18 : 38.1 LD : 21.9 km/s : 110 m - 240 m : (2012 BJ11)

 2012-Feb-18 : 48.5 LD : 25.9 km/s : 18 m - 39 m : (2002 TZ66)

 2012-Feb-19 : 17.7 LD : 18.1 km/s : 640 m - 1.4 km : 162421 (2000 ET70)

 2012-Feb-21 : 57.2 LD : 18.6 km/s : 510 m - 1.1 km : (2008 WZ13)

Night-Sky Targets
Fri Feb 3 11:43:25 2012 GMT
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Six open clusters in Canis Major

Open clusters NGC 2266 and NGC 2331, barred spiral galaxy NGC 2336, and emission nebula Sharpless 2&...

Five open clusters in Monoceros

Two open clusters in Canis Major, emission nebula NGC 2316, and spiral galaxy NGC 2280

The Tarantula Nebula, barred spiral galaxy NGC 2188, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 1744

Open cluster NGC 1907, emission nebula NGC 1962, and spiral galaxy NGC 1832

Open cluster NGC 1624, emission nebula NGC 1931, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 1964

Two double stars, spiral galaxy NGC 1792, and planetary nebula NGC 2022

Open cluster NGC 1545, emission nebula IC 2087, and spiral galaxy NGC 1566

Two open clusters in Perseus, emission nebula NGC 1491, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 1512

Open cluster NGC 1342, spiral galaxy NGC 1313, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 1398

NGC 1252, Fornax A, and elliptical galaxy NGC 1407

Open cluster NGC 744, the Fiddlehead Galaxy, and elliptical galaxy NGC 1201

A pair of open clusters in Cassiopeia, spiral galaxy NGC 520, and the Sculptor Dwarf

The Small Magellanic Cloud, three double stars in Pisces, and irregular galaxy IC 10

Two nice open clusters, globular cluster NGC 7492, and spiral galaxy NGC 45

Open cluster NGC 7788, spiral galaxy NGC 7678, and the barred spiral galaxy NGC 7741

Open cluster NGC 7686, emission nebula NGC 7538, and barred spiral galaxy NGC 7640

Regulus! Newsletter
Tue Mar 8 14:47:56 2011 GMT
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Regulus! Astronomy Newsletter - March 2011

Science @ NASA
Fri Feb 3 17:47:56 2012 GMT
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Mission to Land on a Comet

Solar Eclipse over the USA

Comet Corpses in the Solar Wind

What Happened to all the Snow?

Re-thinking an Alien World

Some Comets like it Hot

Kepler Discovers a Tiny Solar System

Space Mountain Produces Terrestrial Meteorites

Twin Gravity Spacecraft Set to Enter Lunar Orbit

The Night After Christmas Sky Show

Kepler Discovers Earth-size Exoplanets

Comet Lovejoy Plunges into the Sun and Survives

Curiosity and the Solar Storm

New App Helps NASA Keep Track of Meteoroids

The 2011 Geminid Meteor Shower

Is Vesta the "Smallest Terrestrial Planet?"

"Slam Dunk" Sign of Ancient Water on Mars

Kepler Confirms First Planet in … ne of Sun-like Star

Science about: Astronomy
Tue Jan 31 17:43:34 2012 GMT
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Andrew Breen obituary

Video: The ghost of the Isaac Newton Telescope | Brady Haran

Science Weekly podcast: Very large telescopes

Starwatch: The February night sky

Alma telescope glimpses space's mysteries from on top of the world

Solar storm to hit Earth - video

Science Weekly podcast: Immortal cells and the search for ET

Rewind TV: Room 101; The One Griff Rhys Jones; Richard Wilson on Hold; Stargazing Live; Celebrity Bi...

Britons reach for their telescopes as Brian Cox and BBC spark huge interest in astronomy

In praise of … stargazing | Editorial

Forget the Delia effect. Now it's the Cox causation | Media Monkey

Stargazing Live shines on 3.8m viewers

Window on the universe: The view from La Palma's space volcano | Brady Haran

Science Weekly podcast: Playing God with nature

Starwatch: The astronomical year of 2012

Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures
Wed Aug 3 19:43:43 2011 GMT
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Multiple Universes and Cosmic Inflation: The Quest to Understand Our Universe (and Find Others)

Our Explosive Sun: New Views of the Nearest Star and the Largest Explosions in the Solar System

Saturn's Moon Titan: A World with Rivers, Lakes, and Possibly Even Life

How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had it Coming

Catching Shadows: Kepler's Search for New Worlds

The Ultimate Fate of the Solar System (and the Music of the Spheres)

Hearts of Darkness: Black Holes in Space

A Scientist Looks at "Doomsday 2012" and the Rise of Cosmophobia

The Many Mysteries of Antimatter

The Search for Intelligent Life Among the Stars: New Strategies

Life at the Edge: Life in Extreme Environments on Earth and the Search for Life in the Universe

Hubble Breakthrough: The First Photos of a Planet Orbiting Another Star

The Dark Side of the Universe: Dark Matter and Dark Energy

Planetary Protection and Hitchhikers in the Solar System: The Danger of Mingling Microbes

The Dawn of Creation: The First Two Billion Years

Prospecting for Water on the Moon: The Upcoming LCROSS Mission

Saturn's Restless Rings: Latest Results from the Cassini Mission

The Black Hole Wars: My Battle with Stephen Hawking

Sky at a Glance
Tue Feb 7 17:48:22 2012 GMT
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Comet Garradd Stays the Course

SkyWatch & HubbleWatch
Wed Jan 25 17:49:47 2012 GMT
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Show 373: Voyager Reaches Edge of Solar System

Show 372: New Stonehenge Revelations

Show 371: HubbleWatch for January 2012

Show 370: Kepler finds Earth-like planets

Show 365: Comet Bombardment

Show 363: New Planets in Old Data

Show 362: Mission Proposed for Uranus

Show 360: HubbleWatch for October 2011

Show 359: Location, Location

Show 358: Origins of the Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid

Show 357: More Planets

Show 356: How Will ISS Fall to Earth?

Show 355: HubbleWatch for September 2011

Show 354: Black Hole Confirmed

SkyWatch and HubbleWatch

Slacker Astronomy
Fri Dec 23 17:46:16 2011 GMT
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CASSINI DELIVERS HOLIDAY TREATS FROM ACROSS THE SOLAR SYSTEM

Hubble Serves Up a Holiday Snow Angel

MSL is on its way to Mars !!!!

Latest from Cassini: The Saturn Storm Chronicles

Earth | Time Lapse View from Space, Fly Over | NASA, ISS

Rover’s Eye View of Three-Year Trek on Mars

GLORIA

Aurora From Orbit Sept. 17, 2011

Is this one of the “First Stars”?

New method detects emerging sunspots deep inside the sun

Hubble Movies Provide Unprecedented View of Supersonic Jets from Young Stars

CASSINI CLOSES IN ON SATURN’S TUMBLING MOON HYPERION

DISCOVERY OF GEOMAGNETICALLY TRAPPED COSMIC-RAY ANTIPROTONS

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Launches to Jupiter

Juno Press Kit

NASA’s Next Mars Rover to Land at Gale Crater

ISS view of space shuttle Atlantis going home.

More Dawn / Vesta images

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Sat May 2 22:46:25 2009 GMT
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The Environment of a Massive Black Hole

Studying Seven-Billion Year-Old Carbon

The Abundance of Oxygen

Gravity's Role in Making Stars

Our Galactic Neighborhood

Standard Candles

X-Ray Emission from Young Stars

Dark Energy is Now a Little Less Dark

Circumstellar Shells of Gas

Hot Jupiters and their Atmospheres

Ultra-Luminous Infrared Galaxies

Colliding Galaxies in the Early Universe

Dusty Globules

Studying a Young Solar System

Hot Water

Solar System Exploration News
Thu Feb 2 11:47:37 2012 GMT
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NASA Spacecraft Returns First Video from Far Side Of The Moon

NASA Hosts Briefing on New Observations of Interstellar Matter

Montana Students Submit Winning Names for NASA Lunar Spacecraft

NASA and Students to Announce New Names for Twin Lunar Probes

Hubble Solves Mystery On Source Of Supernova In Nearby Galaxy

NASA'S Twin GRAIL Spacecraft Reunite In Lunar Orbit

First Of NASA'S Two Grail Spacecraft Enters Orbit Around Moon

NASA Twin Spacecraft On Final Approach For Moon Orbit

NASA To Host Media Teleconference On Probes' Moon Orbit Insertion

NASA Announces Plans for Human Exploration of Deep Space, Fosters Commercial Spaceflight and Makes M...

Space Station Status
Tue Feb 7 11:46:07 2012 GMT
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02-05-2012

02-04-2012

02-03-2012

02-02-2012

02-01-2012

01-31-2012

01-30-2012

01-29-2012

01-28-2012

Space Today
Tue Feb 7 11:47:50 2012 GMT
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Report: US-European cooperation in Mars exploration may end

Iran launches small imaging satellite

OHB/SSTL team wins latest Galileo contract

NASA confirms delay of next Soyuz flight

Another potentially habitable exoplanet discovered

Space Weather Alerts
Tue Feb 7 22:00:05 2012 GMT
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2012 Feb 07 2101 UTC ALERT: Geomagnetic K-index of 4

2012 Feb 07 2033 UTC WARNING: Geomagnetic K-index of 4 expected

SPACE.com
Tue Feb 7 17:48:41 2012 GMT
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In Zero-G Static Electricity Walks On Water

Report: NASA Should Participate in Dark Matter-Mapping Mission

Under a Snow Moon: Full Moon of February Rises Tonight

How to Enjoy Your New Telescope: Advice for Beginner Skywatchers

Ultimate Skydiving: Falling Human to Break Sound Barrier?

Skydiver to Attempt Record-Breaking Supersonic Space Jump

Photos: Red Bull Stratos Supersonic 'Space Jump' Training

Strange Life Found in Underwater Caves

Photos: Red Planet Views from Europe's Mars Express

Signs of Ancient Ocean on Mars Spotted by European Spacecraft

How to Observe Gemini, the Heavenly Twin Constellation

Brightest Galaxy Ever Seen With Gravity Lens Shines in Hubble Photo

Hidden Galaxies May Swarm Near Our Own Milky Way

Stephen Colbert Touts NASA's Life Improving Research

Sun's Super Bowl Spitfire: Pre-Game Solar Fireworks

Mars 'Super-Drought' May Make Red Planet Too Dry for Alien Life

Best Space Photos of the Week - Feb. 4, 2012

Vote Now! Top Space Stories of the Week - Feb. 5, 2012

Spitzer Space Telescope
Tue Feb 7 11:47:51 2012 GMT
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Astronomical Success: Caltech's George Helou Honored by Home Country of Lebanon

Teacher Program Brings NASA Research to High Schools, Middle Schools, Museums

Herschel and Spitzer See Nearby Galaxies' Stardust

Before They Were Stars: New Image Shows Space Nursery

NASA Telescopes Help Find Rare Galaxy at Dawn of Time

Strange New “Species” of Ultra-Red Galaxy Discovered

The Shape of the Universe: Recent Deep Space Photography

Doubling Up on the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy

The Tarantula Glows with X-rays and Infrared Light

NASA Telescopes Help Solve Ancient Supernova Mystery

NASA's Spitzer Detects Comet Storm in Nearby Solar System

Spitzer Finds the Coldest Companion to a Star Ever Seen

Spitzer Detects a Steaming Super-Earth Eclipsing Its Star

Honeycomb Carbon Crystals Possibly Detected in Space

A Cosmic Inkblot Test

Spitzer Status Update

Spitzer's Spider Web of Stars

NASA's Spitzer Finds Distant Galaxies Grazed on Gas