Jeanna Bryner
Latest articles by Jeanna Bryner
![Magnetic Assist Helps Big Stars Form](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aBXHNTDB58k77i8A2FFEgE-320-80.jpg)
Magnetic Assist Helps Big Stars Form
By Jeanna Bryner published
Massive stars likely form just like their smaller siblings.
![Water Discovery Fuels Hope to Colonize the Moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ggoYyZaUhtJ4mfNj3Eg2JC-320-80.jpg)
Water Discovery Fuels Hope to Colonize the Moon
By Jeanna Bryner published
News of a significant amount of water on the moon boosts prospects of a lunar colony.
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Newfound Planet Orbits Backward
By Jeanna Bryner, Robert Roy Britt published
The star and its planet, WASP-17, are about 1,000 light-years away.
![Geysers Gush from Cracks in Saturn's Moon](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xdbqp3GeZqvn9VMiYEHZ5f-320-80.jpg)
Ocean Hidden Inside Saturn's Moon
By Jeanna Bryner published
Saturn's sixth largest moon could support an ocean beneath its icy surface.
![Long Shot: Planet Could Hit Earth in Distant Future](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/QXgTEVJ45hvwh8wJ8hPs9c-320-80.jpg)
Long Shot: Planet Could Hit Earth in Distant Future
By Jeanna Bryner published
Computer simulations suggest a 1 percent chance of future planetary collisions.
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On Guard: NASA Plans Trio of Sun-Watching Missions
By Jeanna Bryner published
If all goes well, three space missions will soon observe the Sun simultaneously.
![New Model of the Early Universe](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XAWeCbTZCZ9NS68Vs9Lx2j-320-80.jpg)
New Model of the Early Universe
By Jeanna Bryner published
New computer images reveal how the universe may have looked soon after the Big Bang.
![Mars Craters Tell Story of Water and Ice](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WuwmotMrBq4WAM77U3tBGL-320-80.jpg)
Mars Craters Tell Story of Water and Ice
By Jeanna Bryner published
Martian surface features suggest a watery, icy past.
![On Titan: It's Raining Methane](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ozmkLCv5YbBFoAeLdnLgqE-320-80.jpg)
On Titan: It's Raining Methane
By Jeanna Bryner published
New images of Titan reveal the extent of methane lakes.
![Exoplanet Sees Extreme Heat Waves](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/KjGxvDLeFXj9rRndUNpSvB-320-80.jpg)
Exoplanet Sees Extreme Heat Waves
By Jeanna Bryner published
New research reveals shock-waves storms echoing across an exoplanet.
![Where Venus' Water Went](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Z7NXBKbktRyjkKG7f8gcGP-320-80.jpg)
Where Venus' Water Went
By Jeanna Bryner published
New Venus Express data reveals evidence for the loss of water from the planet's day side.
![Major Breakthrough: First Photos of Planets Around Other Stars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6qNtkyzcNS9wtpbVmrUqDA-320-80.jpg)
Top 5 Amazing Astronomy Discoveries in 2008
By Jeanna Bryner published
This year was packed with discoveries, from fast-spinning black holes to loads of extrasolar planets.
![Mysterious Dark Energy Confirmed By New Method](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TX3yeyuZh8oi9VvF7GUEQj-320-80.jpg)
Mysterious Dark Energy Confirmed By New Method
By Jeanna Bryner published
More evidence suggests dark energy is real.
![New Observations Detail Milky Way's Big Black Hole](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/evUs8qrv2HVbDPEHcXPXEZ-320-80.jpg)
New Observations Detail Milky Way's Big Black Hole
By Jeanna Bryner published
Scientists have imaged stars orbiting our galaxy's central black hole.
![Sweet Find in Search for Alien Life](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PisTn8oEWFFCwazVR3JJid-320-80.jpg)
Sweet Find in Search for Alien Life
By Jeanna Bryner published
Scientists say a basic ingredient of life is abundant in our galaxy.
![Spacecraft Eyes Venus for Active Volcanoes](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ensw9SK6qZrDjEZMPdqcek-320-80.jpg)
Study Explains Dark Spots on Venus
By Jeanna Bryner published
Venus' clouds give up some of their secrets.
![Huge Sun Shield Built for Space Telescope](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4oJYjRWgvihVa4NS4R3dH6-320-80.jpg)
Huge Sun Shield Built for Space Telescope
By Jeanna Bryner published
A tennis-court-sized sun shield will keep the James Webb Space telescope chilled to perfection in space.
![Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/naLXMC4ZUyn78AX3ZaUnQ5-320-80.jpg)
Odd Comet Possibly from Another Star System
By Jeanna Bryner published
New chemical analyses suggest a comet may have been flung into the solar system from afar.
![This artist's impression shows a red giant engulfing a Jupiter-like planet as it expands.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VkwPFVcW8meTDocyLHh8z8-320-80.jpg)
Planet Found Orbiting Puffed-Up Star
By Jeanna Bryner published
A newly discovered exoplanet sheds light on what will happen to Earth in billions of years.
![Spacewalkers Lose Tool Bag During Space Station Lube Job](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ehyYzEr2HALhUvwjiXGqnX-320-80.jpg)
Backyard Skywatchers Find Tool Bag Lost in Space
By Jeanna Bryner published
A tool bag lost in space is making appearances above North America and Europe.
![Another Extrasolar Planet Possibly Imaged](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wDSmMoxtg9km32TNkjoYKd-320-80.jpg)
Another Extrasolar Planet Possibly Imaged
By Jeanna Bryner published
Astronomers have taken an infrared snapshot of a possible exoplanet.
![Black Holes Burp Big Bubbles](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BGpHDFBavqWpHKWC9yQdNF-320-80.jpg)
Black Holes Burp Big Bubbles
By Jeanna Bryner published
Bubbles of hot plasma can keep black-hole growth in check.
![Eris larger Pluto](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PrfBUZTAyZHtMk8kp6zHAX-320-80.jpg)
Signs of Weather Seen on Dwarf Planet
By Jeanna Bryner published
The nitrogen and methane ice covering Eris could be the result of weather on the dwarf planet.