Origin of Life Probed in Scientific Contest By Nola Taylor Redd published 28 June 12 Winners of the Origins of Life Challenge, a privately funded award looking for how life first began, have been announced.
Space Station Experiment Simulates Earth's Magma By Nola Taylor Redd published 27 June 12 The International Space Station's weightless lab offers the chance to study Earth's magma.
Alien Planet's Hot, Evaporating Atmosphere Revealed By Nola Taylor Redd published 22 June 12 Scientists used the Hobby-Eberly Telescope in Texas to study the evaporating planet.
Interstellar Gas Molecule Mystery Revealed By Nola Taylor Redd published 15 June 12 One important interstellar molecule has puzzled scientists for years, but a return to the basics of quantum mechanics has allowed them to understand it at last.
Transit of Venus: US National Parks Set to Observe Rare Sight By Nola Taylor Redd published 2 June 12 National parks across the United States stand ready to help visitors safely view the Venus' last transit of the sun for more than a hundred years.
'Laser Comb' May Aid Search for Earth-Like Alien Planets By Nola Taylor Redd published 31 May 12 The new laser frequency comb promises a tenfold increase in planet-hunting accuracy.
Satellite to Watch Solar Eclipse From Space on Sunday By Nola Taylor Redd published 18 May 12 Japan's Hinode satellite will be the only solar observatoryto study this Sunday's solar eclipse.
Sand Dunes on Mars Are Surprisingly Speedy By Nola Taylor Redd published 9 May 12 The thin atmosphere of Mars, once thought unable to maintain winds to move dunes, could in fact be helping them shift today.
Mars Volcanic Glass May Be Hotspot for Life By Nola Taylor Redd published 1 May 12 The discovery of this volcanic glass on Mars could steer scientists toward subglacial lakes where life could thrive.
Giant Alien Planet May Have Split into 2 Earth-Size Worlds By Nola Taylor Redd published 30 April 12 The two planets were created from a giant world that was ripped apart, scientists say.
Odds of Finding Alien Life Boosted by Billions of Habitable Worlds By Nola Taylor Redd published 27 April 12 Alien planets around red dwarf stars could improve chances of finding extraterrestrial life.
Pulsing Stars Could Probe Space-Time Around Black Holes By Nola Taylor Redd published 13 April 12 A pulsar near the black hole could help scientists understand how it distorts the space-time.
Strange Gamma-Ray Objects in Deep Space Perplex Scientists By Nola Taylor Redd published 2 April 12 Astronomers aren't sure what is causing these unidentified gamma-ray emissions in space.
NASA Black Hole Probe to Hunt Galactic Hearts of Darkness By Nola Taylor Redd published 30 March 12 NASA's NuSTAR mission will peer through the dust and gas to see what what lies in the centers of other galaxies.
Mars Clays Could Preserve Signs of Life By Nola Taylor Redd published 13 March 12 Some remnants of Martian lakes boast clays that could have preserved signs of life, while still more might remain buried beneath the surface
Spinning Star's Vanishing Act Reveals Cosmic Mystery By Nola Taylor Redd published 27 February 12 The surprising disappearance of a steady pulsar could reveal hints about what powers these stars.
Space Rock of Love: Asteroid Eros Attracts Skywatchers in Earth Flyby By Nola Taylor Redd published 6 February 12 The close pass of the asteroid Eros this week allows astronomy buffs to measure the size of the solar system.
Early Universe May Have Abounded With Dark Matter-Powered Stars By Nola Taylor Redd published 3 February 12 Stars driven by dark matter may not be able to hide much longer.
Powerful Sun Storms May Sweep Away Space Junk By Nola Taylor Redd published 31 January 12 The sun's violent activity expands Earth's atmosphere, which increases the rate that space junk falls from orbit.
Earth's 'Missing Energy' Was Never Lost By Nola Taylor Redd published 30 January 12 Energy thought lost was hiding in Earth's oceans.
Our Planet's Killer Electrons Shoot Toward Space, Not Earth By Nola Taylor Redd published 30 January 12 Dangerous electrons from nearby radiation belts are more likely to escape into space than spiral down toward Earth.
Telescope Gets New Gear to Bring Stars Into Focus By Nola Taylor Redd published 20 January 12 An observatory in Chile is capturing "Hubble-quality" images from the ground.
Rare Gamma-Ray Star Twins Discovered by New Method By Nola Taylor Redd published 12 January 12 The binary stars were detected by their gamma-ray signals only, not X-rays.
Ancient Star Explosion is Most Distant of Its Kind By Nola Taylor Redd published 12 January 12 A 9-billion-year--year-old star explosion may yield clues about the expansion of the universe.
Mystery of 400-Year-Old Star Explosion Finally Solved By Nola Taylor Redd published 11 January 12 Astronomers have solved the puzzle of the companion that, along with a white dwarf, causes a Type 1a supernova.
