Entertainment Archive
26 November 2012, 03:35 PM ET
The haze around Pluto can extend halfway to its moon Charon.
21 November 2012, 01:00 PM ET
Pluto was demoted to dwarf planet status in 2006, joining Eris, Haumea, Makemake and Ceres. All the dwarf planets are tinier than Earth's moon.
21 November 2012, 01:00 PM ET
See photos and illustrations of the distant icy dwarf planet Makemake.
21 November 2012, 10:54 AM ET
Saturn and Venus will appear so close they can be seen in the same telescope view.
20 November 2012, 12:37 PM ET
The dwarf planet is composed of rocky material and a great deal of ice.
16 November 2012, 02:12 PM ET
Analyses of the corpse of the 16th century astronomer show that mercury poisoning did not kill him.
15 November 2012, 02:01 PM ET
Some of the most stunning and rare meteorites on Earth had violent births, scientists say.
14 November 2012, 03:37 PM ET
The Leonid meteor shower of 2012 peaks early Saturday morning (Nov. 17), before sunrise.
14 November 2012, 10:40 AM ET
Total solar eclipses are one of Nature’s grandest events. What is a total solar eclipse? How do they work? And when is the next one? We explain.
12 November 2012, 09:20 AM ET
The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) is a suite of three instruments that is studying the Martian atmosphere. Carbon Dioxide has been measured in abundance and the rover is actively searching for methane, seen from Earth and Space, telescopically.
12 November 2012, 06:50 AM ET
The annual Leonid meteor shower will actually peak twice, first on Saturday (Nov. 17) and again on Nov. 20.
09 November 2012, 11:00 AM ET
The colors of planets beyond the solar system could indicate whether or not they're friendly to life.
09 November 2012, 07:21 AM ET
The new Bond flick blends classic with contemporary.
07 November 2012, 11:03 AM ET
Whether big or small, stars mostly form the same way; stellar gasses accumulating and slowly condensing until a fusion reaction is started. However, stars can die in different way, from super nova explosions to slow, steady decay.
06 November 2012, 01:38 PM ET
The Centaurus A elliptical galaxy may have swallowed a spiral in its past.
06 November 2012, 09:00 AM ET
The Plum Brook reactor primary building as seen by an artist.
05 November 2012, 02:57 PM ET
The gorgeous photo depicts the galaxy NGC 3738, which is 12 million light-years from Earth.
02 November 2012, 04:39 PM ET
The superstorm’s residual clouds hung over the Northeast and Canada on Friday.
01 November 2012, 06:35 PM ET
Lower Manhattan and other areas are dark or dimmer from above.
01 November 2012, 02:55 PM ET
Officials will now likely have to wait a few weeks to see if the leak stops.
30 October 2012, 03:09 PM ET
Here's a brief rundown of the spookiest things in space, from vampire stars to zombie planets.
30 October 2012, 02:53 PM ET
The private Dragon spacecraft was recovered and brought back to port after its first official cargo delivery mission.
28 October 2012, 03:10 AM ET
The Dragon capsule is packed with nearly 500 vials of astronaut blood and urine, for science of course.
28 October 2012, 01:10 AM ET
Storms can exist on any planet with an atmosphere, even the sun.
25 October 2012, 11:26 AM ET
Extreme Ultraviolet Imaging Telescope (EIT) space wallpaper of a huge, handle-shaped prominence taken on Sept. 14,1999.
