Peanut butter and jelly. Salt and pepper. Cookies and milk. Heidi Klum and Seal . Excluding that last pair, some things just go together and form a comforting bedrock on which we can rely. So how about meteorites and wine? Sounds crazy, sure, but nattering...

Back in October, I shared with you two opportunities for the public to contribute to the naming of key scientific instruments . Well, the results are in, and I’d like to hear your thoughts on the new monikers. The first contest dealt with the...

The time has come for all you “Generation Zers” to share your favorite thing about the cosmos with Astronomy magazine’s 2012 Youth Essay Contest . The winner will receive two round-trip airline tickets and hotel accommodations for up...

With just over a week until the deadline for Astronomy magazine’s 2011 Out-of-this-world Award, I wanted to make sure everyone knows about this great opportunity. If you’re part of a nonprofit group anywhere in the world that works to show...

Even though the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting still has another day of research presentations and invited talks, today was the last day of press conferences — and the organizers made sure it was a good one. Members of the Kepler mission...

Today was another packed day — but that seems to be the norm at the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting. The first invited talk echoed a topic that one of today’s press conferences covered: the status of the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope...

I’ve successfully survived the first full day of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) meeting. I managed to attend all three press conferences, two invited talks, a session on extrasolar planets, a few science education presentations, and the...

Well, it’s that time of the year again — when thousands of astronomers convene to present their new findings. This year, the American Astronomical Society (AAS) winter meeting takes place in Austin, Texas. It officially begins Sunday the 8th...

Whenever New Year’s Day comes and goes, many publications will take the time to look back and list some of the top things (people, photos, stories) of the previous year. (And of course, we’re no exception .) When lexicographer Grant Barrett...

On March 10, 2012, the Sheboygan Astronomical Society is hosting the fifth annual Swap ’N’ Sell. This year’s event will take place at the Aviation Heritage Center of the Sheboygan Airport in Wisconsin from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. For those...