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Total Lunar Eclipse

Tonight, Wednesday evening, February 20th, the full Moon over the Americas will turn a delightful shade of red and possibly turquoise, too. It's a total lunar eclipse—the last one until Dec. 2010.
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Many, Perhaps Most, Nearby Sun-Like Stars May Form Rocky Planets

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Astronomy news // 18 February, 2008 07:02:56
 Astronomers have discovered that terrestrial planets might form around many, if not most, of the nearby sun-like stars in our galaxy. These new results suggest that worlds with potential for life might be more common than we thought.

Research Uncovers the Social Dynamics of Yellow Jackets

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Science news // 17 February, 2008 02:02:31
 Michael Goodisman could be called the Maury Povich of the yellow jacket world. In his laboratory, Goodisman determines the paternity of yellow jackets to study family dynamics within a colony. Even though only one family lives within a colony, each yellow jacket queen mates with several males, creating a complex family tree.

A Newly Discovered Solar System

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Astronomy news // 14 February, 2008 08:02:02
 A team of international astronomers reports in the Feb. 15 issue of Science the discovery of a solar system nearly 5,000 light years away containing scaled-down versions of Jupiter and Saturn. Their findings suggest that our galaxy could conceivably contain many star systems similar to our own. The National Science Foundation (NSF) sponsored the research.

Astronomers Eye Ultra-Young, Bright Galaxy in Early Universe

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Astronomy news // 13 February, 2008 08:02:30
 NASA's Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes, with a boost from a natural "zoom lens," have uncovered what may be one of the youngest and brightest galaxies ever seen in the middle of the cosmic "dark ages," just 700 million years after the beginning of our universe.

Name that Space Telescope!

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Astronomy news // 11 February, 2008 08:02:05
 Would you like to name the next great space telescope? Here's your chance:

Light echoes whisper the distance to a star

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Astronomy news // 10 February, 2008 08:02:45
 Taking advantage of the presence of light echoes, a team of astronomers have used an ESO telescope to measure, at the 1% precision level, the distance of a Cepheid - a class of variable stars that constitutes one of the first steps in the cosmic distance ladder.

Light echoes whisper the distance to a star

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Astronomy news // 10 February, 2008 08:02:45
 Taking advantage of the presence of light echoes, a team of astronomers have used an ESO telescope to measure, at the 1% precision level, the distance of a Cepheid - a class of variable stars that constitutes one of the first steps in the cosmic distance ladder.

Stanford researchers hear the sound of quantum drums

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Science news // 08 February, 2008 07:02:30
 Forty years ago, mathematician Mark Kac asked the theoretical question, "Can one hear the shape of a drum?"

Avian origins: new analysis confirms ancient beginnings

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Science news // 06 February, 2008 08:02:17
 Did modern birds originate around the time of the dinosaurs' demise, or have they been around far longer?

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