Hubble: The Telescope That Almost Never Flew By Robin Lloyd published 11 May 09 Just after World War II, when astronomy via a "spaceship" got its first concrete proposal, it sounded outlandish.
New Search for Cosmic Inflation Mounted By Robin Lloyd published 24 February 09 A telescope is being fine tuned to search for gravity waves. If confirmed to exist, they would reveal convincing evidence for a big cosmology theory.
Out There: Billions and Billions of Habitable Planets By Robin Lloyd published 19 February 09 There are about ten thousand billion billion habitable planets in the observable universe, and some of these Earth-like worlds could be found soon.
Massive Star Mystery: Do They Explode? By Robin Lloyd published 7 April 08 New findings stir up debate about whether or not most massive stars go supernova.
Study: Earth-like Planets Common By Robin Lloyd published 17 February 08 Rocky planets like Earth could be found around most sun-like stars in our galaxy
Mars Water Was Very Salty By Robin Lloyd published 15 February 08 Mars' liquid water was probably incredibly salty, making it tough on possible life there.
Galaxy's Ghostly Arms Finally Explained By Robin Lloyd published 16 April 07 Scientists have discovered the source of a galaxy's two extra, ghostly spiral arms that show up only in some telescope images, cracking a 45-year-old mystery.
Antarctic Microbes Handle Mars-Like Conditions By Robin Lloyd published 31 October 06 New study finds creatures huddle together as a survival strategy. Might Mars harbor similar organisms?
In Formative Years, the Sun Had Sisters By Robin Lloyd published 24 October 06 The Sun had sisters when it was born, according to new research. Hundreds to thousands of them.
Strange Space Pinwheels Spotted By Robin Lloyd published 4 September 06 The heart of one of the Milky Way galaxy's most massive star clusters harbors as many as five pinwheels, a strange and relatively newly discovered type of stellar object, astronomers say.
Radiation and Bone Loss: Deep Space Mission Concerns By Robin Lloyd published 18 July 06 New study says nothing directly about the effect of space radiation on people but it has implications for the future of human spaceflight.
Flies with the Right Stuff: Shuttle Experiment to Explore Astronaut Immunity By Robin Lloyd published 27 June 06 The tiny spacefarers will ride along with 12 astronauts on the shuttle Discover
Space Jets Recreated in Lab By Robin Lloyd published 4 July 05 High-speed streams of material could help explain emanations from black holes.
