Space

  1. Planets

    A Puffy Planetary Puzzle

    Astronomers spot an unusual object orbiting a nearby star.

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  2. Space

    Dark collision

    Observations of a tremendous galactic crash point to invisible stuff called dark matter.

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  3. Planets

    Pluto and the plutons

    A new definition would raise the number of planets in the solar system from 9 to 12.

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  4. Planets

    Lakes on Titan

    Saturn's giant moon Titan appears to be sprinkled with lakes of liquid methane.

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  5. Space

    Dead star exploding

    Huge nuclear explosions have ripped the outer layers off a dense, nearby star.

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  6. Space

    Banana Split in Space

    Astronomers have spotted an odd pair of banana-shaped features in a planet-forming cloud around a nearby star.

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  7. Space

    Blast from the Past

    Pieces of an ancient asteroid that created a 70-kilometer-wide crater survived the blast.

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  8. Planets

    The Way a Comet Crumbles

    Astronomers are getting a close look at a comet that's falling apart as it nears the sun.

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  9. Planets

    Xena’s Mysterious Sparkle

    Orbiting beyond Pluto, the recently discovered 10th planet reflects a lot of light.

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  10. Planets

    Saturn’s Strangely Warm Moon

    Saturn's mysterious moon Enceladus may have liquid water close enough to its surface to produce giant geysers.

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  11. Planets

    Jupiter’s Second Red Spot

    Several huge storms have merged to give Jupiter a second red spot.

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  12. Planets

    Saturn’s rings created by collision

    A shattered moon may have produced Saturn's dazzling rings.

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