What will be the next discovery of the Hubble Space Telescope? The decision is in your hands. Until next March 1, NASA invites you to vote online to choose where the "eyes" of this advanced telescope will point next.
The far side of the Moon has no secrets for astronomers anymore. Thanks to the Japanese probe SELENE (Kayuga) the most complete topographic map of our satellite has just been completed.
Slightly larger than Earth, it is the smallest exoplanet detected to date. Its temperature is so high (between 1,000 and 1,500 ºC) that its surface is probably rocky or covered with lava.
Before Galileo there was no astronomy. It was he who applied the methods of science to the heavens, who dared to look with a telescope at the abodes of the gods. Thus he discovered what no human being had ever observed before.
This year marks four centuries since humanity first observed the sky with a telescope. To celebrate, at the L? Estudiolo de Pèndulum in Barcelona have prepared a functional replica of Galileo's telescope.
In 1609 Galileo Galilei aimed a telescope at the sky for the first time. Four hundred years later, the United Nations (UN) has decided to commemorate it by declaring 2009 the International Year of Astronomy.
In 1572 Tycho Brahe gazed in awe in the sky what he assumed to be a bright new star, which remained visible for 16 months in broad daylight and then disappeared. Four centuries later it has been shown that he saw a common supernova.
Would you like to participate in UCAR's global star count and help estimate light pollution? All you have to do is lean out of your window one night between October 20 and November 3 and write down what you see.
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
