The past week has been pretty busy for me. In addition to the Christmas holiday, I was in a car accident and had to look into purchasing another vehicle. In the end I settled on a Subaru. So now I’m trying to think of what to name her. Because I named...

This Imilac meteorite the author is about to slice has a coating to protect the meteorite. Michael D. Reynolds photo Enjoy another installment of Michael Reynolds' series on meteorite: When I think of beautiful meteorites, the first one that comes...

Distant exoplanets can easily have habitable moons, as this illustration shows, and soon we’ll be able to find them in real life! David A. Aguilar, CfA photo At the risk of being pegged as Astronomy ’s entertainment reporter, I wonder what you all think...

Apparently, this really could be you! Enter via web site (or even text your way in) to the reality show Starwalker , and if you win you’ll find yourself in space. Make sure not to forget your camera. NASA photo Almost a month ago now, I wrote about the...

California amateur astronomer Tony Hallas is one of the top celestial photographers on Earth. Starting with Astronomy ’s September 2010 issue, he’ll share his expertise with our readers in a monthly column called “Astroimaging with Tony Hallas.” Tony...

This festive image of one of the most active star-forming regions in our region of the galaxy (in the 30 Doradus Nebula of the Large Magellanic Cloud) combines ultraviolet, visible, and red light captured by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera...

NASA celebrated the successful launch of its Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, yesterday morning. But why launch from a base in California rather than the old standby, Cape Canaveral Air...

If you’re a community or junior college student with an interest in science, technology, engineering, or math, NASA is offering you a great opportunity with a new semester-long scholars program. Students who apply and are chosen for the National Community...

This NWA 869 specimen’s surface shows signs of weathering. Mike Reynolds photo Another installment of Michael Reynolds' series on meteorite: This month I will focus on a stone meteorite that is readily available — even though we are seeing less...

John Ventre accepts the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge award from the Cincinnati Observatory. Marsie Newbold photo Guest blog post from Dean Regas, Outreach Astronomer for the Cincinnati Observatory The Cincinnati Observatory presented former director...