Latest articles by Robert Roy Britt
Always reliable, this year's Geminids should delight.
The galaxy's outer halo has two distinct parts.
The universe has a huge hole that dwarfs anything else of its kind. The discovery caught astronomers by surprise.
By the time you finish reading this sentence, you'll be about 25 miles closer to Mars
The annual Perseid meteor shower will arrive with dark skies for great viewing.
Astronomers have found evidence for the most distant galaxies ever detected.
A large storm is growing larger, and dust is partially blocking the sun
This weekend's full moon hangs lower in the sky than any other full moon of 2007
Ceres and Vesta will soon be targets for NASA's Dawn mission.
A new European space probe has detected its first extrasolar planet, and astronomers say the satellite has the ability to find Earth-like worlds.
Scientists have solved a decades-long mystery of a red glow that permeates our Milky Way Galaxy and other galaxies.
Geyser activity from Saturn's small moon Enceladus weighs down the big planet's magnetic field so much that the field rotates more slowly than Saturn itself, new observations reveal.
The state of New Mexico State could effectively secede from the astronomical community if a resolution to call Pluto a planet is passed.
The first total lunar eclipse in more than two years will wow skywatchers if skies are clear in eastern parts of North America and all of Europe and Africa Saturday evening.
The Cassini spacecraft has captured a fresh view of Saturn from high above the planet's gorgeous rings.
Older pilots performed worse than younger pilots in a series of tests, but over time their abilities declined less. And with one task, older pilots even improved more than young pilots.
Astronomers have made rare images of the heart of a popular comet and revealed jets of gas spiraling thousands of miles into space.
A star found spinning more than a thousand times every second is thought to be the fastest rotating dead star known.
