The entire Carina Nebula spans over 300 light years and lies about 7,500 light-years away in the constellation of Carina. NGC 3372, known as the Great Nebula in Carina, is home to massive stars and changing nebula. Eta Carinae, the most energetic star in the nebula, was one of the brightest stars in the sky in the 1830s, then faded dramatically.
A communication problem for NASA’s Phoenix lander has been resolved, but it’s still not clear what caused the glitch
An amateur astronomer observed the whirling space rock using a telescope controlled over the internet
Measurements of stars milling around our galaxy suggest the Milky Way is not quite the heavyweight astronomers thought
Phoenix appears to parachute into a giant crater in an image by the MRO spacecraft, which has also spotted the lander on the Martian surface
An unexplained glitch with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter prevented new commands from being sent to the recently landed Phoenix probe
GLAST, set to launch on 3 June, will study the most powerful cosmic explosions and just might pin down the nature of dark matter
A French parachutist’s bid to set a world freefall record is in doubt after the balloon that was to carry him 40 km above the surface left without him
The latest images from the Phoenix mission have baffled scientists with geometric surface features that are not as anyone expected
The weather on Pluto is revealed by a new analysis of images taken soon after the dwarf planet was discovered
