Monday, April 15, 2013 - 1:57pm
Looks like we're about to get one step closer to finding life on other worlds.
Astronomy stories
Monday, March 25, 2013 - 11:33am
We've known they've existed for a while, but this is the first time we've ever seen one.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 9:21am
Looks like one of Jupiter's moons could be the next great frontier in the search for extraterrestrial life.
Thursday, February 21, 2013 - 11:36am
Star Trek fans seem to be making their voice heard in a contest to name one of Pluto's recently discovered moons.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - 2:49pm
Supernovas are among the most powerful astronomical phenomena in the universe, but we've never been able to predict when they'll happen...until now.
Monday, February 4, 2013 - 12:44pm
When we think about what could go wrong when we make first contact with an alien race, the first thing that usually comes to mind is total planetary destruction.
Friday, February 1, 2013 - 12:37pm
We may not be headed for a Deep Impact-style global disaster yet, but this month an asteroid will come very, very, scarily close to hitting us.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013 - 5:54pm
Earth is pretty good at supporting life, but according to a new estimate of what constitues a planetary "habitable zone," it looks like our planet (and perhaps many others) is only barely in the right place.
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 2:04pm
A lot of people have claimed they can prove aliens are real over the years, but very often those people are just self-proclaimed experts with no real evidence.
Wednesday, January 16, 2013 - 11:22am
A while back we told you about the discovery of a former star that had basically formed into a huge, planet-sized diamond. Now scientists think they've found another cosmic body with a thick diamond core, and it's only 40 light-years away.
