Latest articles by Andrea Thompson
One Hubble Glitch Fixed, One Remains
Mission controllers solve glitch with Hubble camera, but still working on anomaly in other instrument.
First Stars Might Have Had Twins
New computer simulation suggests first stars could have been binary.
Details of Snowfall on Mars Explained
Phoenix Mars lander observes low-level clouds and snowfall on Mars.
The Dirt on Mars Lander Soil Findings
Phoenix Mars lander observes low-level clouds and snowfall on Mars.
Test Rover in Place, NASA Prepares to Free Spirit
Test rover is set up in rig built mimic Spirit situation stuck in Martian sand.
Landforms on Mars Add to Evidence for Recent Water
Detailed images suggest features formed by flow of water in Mars recent past.
Spitzer Telescope Warms Up to Its New Mission
With its cryogen depleted, Spitzer telescope prepares for its warm mission.
The Weirdest Object in the Solar System?
Haumea has fastest spin, odd shape, and a trail of icy shards from a long-ago collision.
Could Life Be 12 Billion Years Old?
Astronomers model abundances of key biological elements early in universe.
Binary Stars Host Potential Planet-forming Disk
Disk of gas and dust found around nearby, young binary star system.
Inside a 'Clean Room': NASA Puts Mars Rover Together
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory assemble Curiosity rover, work out remaining kinks.
Baby Stars Found in Galactic Center
Astronomers finally able to detect newborn stars in center of Milky Way.
Wild Orbits: Stars Not From Around Here
A unique class of stars follow fast, weird orbits around the Milky Way.
Another Mars Rover Is Stuck ... in California
At the JPL rover test bed, team members work to free the Spirit rover.
Cosmic Cloud Poised to Birth Massive Star
Cold gas cloud that could give rise to massive stars found in Milky Way.
Galactic Collisions Leave Cosmic Skid Marks
Subaru telescope images debris stripped from colliding galaxies; could shed light on early galactic formation.
A Real Whopper: Black Hole Is Most Massive Known
Giant galaxy M87 has biggest black hole yet weighed, suggests other black holes more massive than thought.
Astronomers Take Step in Measuring Universe's Expansion
New finding could help determine Hubble Constant.
Huge Cosmic Explosions Are Dark and Mysterious
'Dark' gamma-ray bursts hidden behind dust, reveal star formation.
Stuck Spirit Rover Images Its Belly
Spirit used its robotic arm to take image underneath itself to get better view of sandy trap.
Solar Alignments Cause 'Manhattanhenge' This Weekend
Twice this summer, the sun will set in alignment with Manhattan's cross street.
Exoplanet Phases Seen in Optical Light
Optical observations show night and day sides of tidally locked exoplanet.
Opportunity Rover Passes 10-Mile Mark on Mars
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity hits 10 miles on the odometer.
