News archive

November 2011

Filter

Year
Month

236 articles

November 30
- NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity Had Planetary Protection Slip-Up
- Down with Light Pollution: Illinois Town Prizes Its Dark Side
- Unexpectedly Heavy Stars from Long Ago Puzzle Astronomers
- Alien Planet Is Rolling Over, Forcing 4 Others to Do Same
- NASA's Fla. Visitor Center Clearing Way for Shuttle Arrival
- How to Keep Commercial Spaceflight Safe: Q&A With FAA's George Nield
- SpaceX Expanding Florida Facilities to Meet Launch Demand
- Competing Explanations Proposed for Strange Christmas Space Explosion
- New Study Throws Dark Matter Finding Into Question
- Skywatcher Snaps Photos of Stranded Russian Mars Probe
- Attempt to Boost Orbit of Stuck Russian Probe Fails
- 'Heartbeat' of Earth's Atmosphere Detected from Space
- How to See the Stars on the Longest Winter Nights
- How Tiny Worms Could Help Humans Colonize Mars
November 29
- Fire Burns Differently in Space, Space Station Experiment Shows
- Scientists Narrow Down Dark Matter's Mass
- Secretive Air Force Space Plane Nears Orbital Record
- Photos: Atop NASA's Huge Mobile Launch Tower
- European Space Agency to Try Contacting Troubled Russian Probe Again
- Gamma Rays Fill Cosmic Bubbles in New NASA Photo
- Greenhouse Effect Could Extend Habitable Zone in Alien Solar Systems
- Stunning Photo of New Solar System Captured by Amateur Astronomer
- Skywatcher Captures Dazzling Green Flash Over Setting Sun
- Massive Black Hole Yields its Mysteries to Astronomers
November 28
- Hunting for Space Rocks: Q&A with Geoff Notkin of 'Meteorite Men'
- Photos: Sneak Peek of "Meteorite Men" Season 3
- 'UFOs' Disrupting Search for 'God Particle'
- Pluto's Moons Could Spell Danger for New Horizons Spacecraft
- Japan Calls it Quits on Infrared Space Telescope
- Photos: Watching the Mars Rover Curiosity Blast Off
- Mysterious Particles Shooting Through Earth Shed Light on Sun
- Solar Eclipse Wows Lucky Skywatchers in New Zealand
- Photos: Amazing Views of November 2011 Solar Eclipse
- Skywatcher Captures Heavenly View From Paradise
November 27
- NASA's Curiosity Rover Flying to Mars with Obama & Others' Autographs Aboard
November 26
- NASA Rover Begins Long Cruise to Mars
- What's Next for Mars Exploration?
- Photos: NASA's Curiosity Rover Launches to Mars
- Next Stop Mars! Huge NASA Rover Launches Toward Red Planet
- NASA Fuels Rocket to Launch Huge New Mars Rover
November 25
- Girl Who Named NASA's Mars Rover Excited to Watch It Blast Off
- Russia's Troubled Mars Probe Highlights Falling Space Debris Hazard
- Out of Curiosity: Toy Stores Missing Mars Rover
- Wheels on Mars: New Curiosity Rover Has Big Tracks to Fill
- Solar Eclipse Darkens Sun Over Southern Hemisphere
- How to Spot Planet Venus in the Sky
November 24
- Space 'Superbubbles' Could Spawn Energetic Cosmic Rays
- Are We There Yet? How Scientists Will Endure Curiosity's Long Trip to Mars
- How to View This Week's Partial Solar Eclipse
November 23
- Space Station Crew Avoids Close Shave with Space Junk
- NASA Mars Rover Ready for Saturday Launch
- How to Find Venus and a Crescent Moon Over Thanksgiving Weekend
- New NASA Rover May Climb 3-Mile-High Martian Mountain
- Thanksgiving in Space: Playing With Food Allowed
- Would a Mars Science Laboratory Launch Accident Pose a Radiation Risk?
- Record Crowds Expected at NASA Mars Rover Launch
- NASA Signs Over Space Shuttle Enterprise to NYC Museum
- It's Alive! Russia's Phobos-Grunt Probe Phones Home
- Inside Look: The Construction of NASA's Next Mars Rover
- Sands of Mars Caught Blowing in the Wind by NASA Spacecraft
November 22
- Space Station Crew May Take Shelter From Space Junk
- New Hubble Photo Shows Off Gorgeous Globular Cluster
- New NASA Mars Rover May Help Launch Future Searches for Life
- Time Running Out to Save Russian Mars Moon Probe
- Viking Vantage Point: Orion Shines in Skywatcher Photo
- Mars Mission May Be Curtain Call for Plutonium-Powered Spacecraft
- FAQ: Mars Science Laboratory and Curiosity Rover
- Could NASA's New Mars Rover Actually Find Martian Life?
- Want to Find Aliens? Look for More than Just Earth-Like Planets
- 3 Space Station Astronauts Land Safely in Kazakhstan
November 21
- NASA Probe to Search for Pluto's Hidden Ocean
- New NASA Rover to Look Deep into Mars' Past
- Why Is It So Hard to Go to Mars?
- Chinese Rocket Launches Satellite Pair Into Orbit
- Solar Eclipse This Friday Could Wow Small Audience
- NASA to Launch Mars Rover 'Dream Machine' This Week
- Photo Gallery: Last Look at Mars Rover Curiosity Before Launch
- Photos: Gale Crater on Mars, Curiosity Rover's Landing Site
November 20
- 11 Amazing Things NASA's Huge Mars Rover Can Do
- NASA Delays Launch of Huge Mars Rover by 1 Day
November 18
- The Biggest Mysteries of Mars
- Moon, Mars and Bright Star Gather Early Saturday
- Astronauts Usher in New NYC Museum Space Show
- Gallery: NYC Museum's New Space Show
- Amazon.com's Jeff Bezos Relaunches Secretive Private Spaceship Website
- Complete Coverage: NASA's Huge New Rover Launching to Mars
- Alien Planet Count Tops 700 Distant Worlds
- NASA Settles on Delta 4 Heavy Rocket for 2014 Orion Test Flight
- Is the New Physics Here? Atom Smashers Get an Antimatter Surprise
- Spectacular Photos of Monster Saturn Storm Snapped by NASA Spacecraft
- NASA Probe Beams Home Best Moon Map Ever
- Space Would Take Big Hit if Supercommittee Fails
November 17
- Extra Giant Planet May Have Dwelled in Our Solar System
- Galaxy Halos Recycle Interstellar Gas Into Baby Stars
- U.S. Army Launches Hypersonic Weapon Test Flight
- U.S. Human Spaceflight Program Still Strong, NASA Chief Says
- Mystery Origin of Milky Way Galaxy's Gas Revealed
- Runaway Stars May Be Rejects from Stellar Threesomes
- Epic Sun Storm Dry Spell Ahead? Not Necessarily, New Study Says
- Chinese Space Capsule Lands After Successful Docking Test Flight
- New Finding Ups the Chances of Life on Jupiter's Moon Europa
- NASA Mission to Mercury Gets 1-Year Life Extension
- Moon May Outshine Leonid Meteor Shower Peak Tonight
November 16
- Black Hole's Cosmic Feasting Brings Bouts of Belching
- Magnetic Fields May Rock Cosmic Cradles for Unborn Stars
- Jupiter Moon's Buried Lakes Evoke Antarctica
- Mysterious Symbols in China Desert Are Spy Satellite Targets, Expert Says
- John Glenn, Apollo 11 Astronauts Awarded Congressional Gold Medals
- Chinese Docking Spacecraft Readies for Return to Earth Thursday
- How Particles Quantum Tunnel Out of Black Holes
- Could Alien Life Exist in the Methane Habitable Zone?
- Leonid Meteor Shower Peaks on Thursday
- Spectacular New Image Exposes Nebula's Cool Clouds
- New Crew Arrives at Space Station on Russian Spaceship
November 15
- New Discoveries About Jupiter's Moon Europa to Be Announced Wednesday
- Scientists to Congress: Don't Cut Planetary Space Missions
- Why the Milky Way May Be Facing a Midlife Crisis
- Want to Be an Astronaut? NASA Seeking More Space Travelers
- Congress Poised to Approve $17.8 Billion for NASA in Must-Pass Bill
- Asteroids! Atari Revives Classic Space Rock Shoot-Up for iPads, iPhones
- Spectacular Video Reveals Breathtaking View of Earth from Space
- Former Astronaut's Wife Gabrielle Giffords Considers Return to Congress
- Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo: Tourists in for a 'Magical' Ride
- The Big Bear in the Sky Goes Into Hibernation
- New Crewmembers to Arrive at Space Station Early Wednesday
November 14
- Cosmic Fail! Getting into Space Is Still Really, Really Hard
- Photos: Snowy Soyuz Launches During Winter Storm
- Russia Still Trying to Contact Stranded Mars Moon Probe
- Space Geeks Unite! Out-of-This-World Objects Land at NYC Museum Saturday
- Astronomer Sleuth Solves Mystery of Big Cosmos Discovery
- A 'Mine in the Sky': Moon Express Co-Founder's Lunar Ambitions
- NASA Climate Satellite Takes First Pictures
- Shooting Star Reflections: The Great Leonid Meteor Storm of 1966
- 'Angry Bird' Soars Into Space Aboard Russian Rocketship
- Most Popular Skywatching Misconceptions Explained
- Shenzhou 8: Photos From China's 1st Space Docking Mission
- REDIRECTS TO YOUTUBE Curiosity - The SUV of Mars Rovers
- China Makes Second Successful Space Docking
- Skywatcher Delivers Stunning Image of Northern Lights
- New Space Station Crew Launches in Spectacular Snowy Display
November 13
- New Space Station Crew to Launch Into Orbit Tonight
November 12
- Launching Sunday: Russian Rocket Carrying New Space Station Crew
November 11
- 'Space Tourists' Documentary Shows Reality of Space Fantasy
- Salvaging Science from Stricken Mars Moon Probe: A Scientist's View
- Battered Asteroid Lutetia a Rare Relic of Earth's Birth
- Outlook Grim for Stranded Russian Mars Moon Probe
- Space Station Commander Honors US Military for Veteran's Day
- Killer Solar Flare Won't Destroy Earth in 2012, NASA Says
- Mysterious Dark Energy Played No More Than Bit Part in Early Universe
- 11/11/11: How Friday Is Tied to the Mayan Apocalypse
November 10
- Russia Races to Save Mars Moon Probe from Space Junk Fate
- Mars Rover's Hovering Act Will Have NASA Scientists Biting Nails
- November's 'Frosty' Full Moon Rises Tonight
- Rock Found by Missouri Farmer Is Rare Meteorite
- First Stars in Universe Weren't Giants, Astronomers Say
- Primordial Gas Clouds Reveal Glimpse of Big Bang's Aftermath
- China Launches Military Reconnaissance Satellite Into Orbit
- Strange Hyperactive Galaxies Spotted by Hubble Telescope
- High-Tech 'Spaceport America' Readies for Space Tourists
November 9
- NASA Test Fires Engine for Giant New Rocket
- NASA Wants 2014 Test Flight for Deep Space Capsule
- Asteroid Flyby: How Students Helped World See Giant Space Rock 2005 YU55
- Mystery of Moon's Lost Magnetism Solved?
- New Flavors of Super-Dense Stars Found, Study Suggests
- Planet Mars Shines with Bright Star This Week
- Ferocious Alaska Storm Spotted by Satellite
- Russian Engineers Race to Save Troubled Mars Moon Probe
- NASA's Biggest Mars Rover Yet to Launch This Month
- Russian Mars Moon Probe Suffers Big Failure After Launch
November 8
- Huge Asteroid 2005 YU55 Zips by Earth in Rare Close Flyby
- First & Last Space Shuttle Crews Meet for 'Bookend' Photos
- Moon Glides by Brilliant Jupiter Tonight & Wednesday
- Russia Launches Spacecraft to Grab Pieces of Mars' Moon Phobos
- Mock Mars Mission Crew 'Very Happy' After 520 Days in Isolation
- Long Space Missions Can Give Astronauts Blurry Vision, Study Finds
- Russia Launching Probe to Sample Mars' Moon Phobos Today
- Photos: Huge Asteroid 2005 YU55 Flies Close By Earth in Nov. 2011
November 7
- Big Asteroid Approaching Earth Spotted by NASA Radar
- NASA's Faraway Voyager 2 Probe Switches to Backup Thrusters
- White House Denies Any Contact with Alien Life
- NASA Tracking Huge Asteroid with Radar for Tuesday Encounter
- Search for Elusive Dark Matter May Get Boost From New Galaxies
- NASA Acknowledges James Webb Telescope Costs Will Delay Other Science Missions
- US Military Wants to Launch Satellites from Airplanes
- How to Spot the Huge Asteroid 2005 YU55's Close Encounter With Earth
- Deflecting Killer Asteroids Away From Earth: How We Could Do It
November 5
- China Opens 'Space' Post Office on Docked Spacecraft
November 4
- 3 New Heavy Elements Named: Darmstadtium, Roentgenium, Copernicium
- Mission Photos: Expedition 29 to the International Space Station
- Giant Sunspot Unleashes Massive Solar Flare
- Russian Proton Rocket Launches Three New Navigation Satellites
- Why Asteroids Make Lousy Space Weapons
- Alien City Lights Could Signal E.T. Planets
- Hubble Telescope Catches Never-Before-Seen Look at Black Hole's Maw
- New Space Station Camera Shows What Night Views of Earth Really Look Like
- Could Asteroid 2005 YU55 Destroy the Moon?
- A Wet Red World? The Search for Water on Mars Goes On
- Giant Asteroid 2005 YU55 Comes Closer to Earth Than Moon Next Week
- Galileo's Discoveries Honored Through Exclusive Timepieces
- Bright Moon May Eclipse November Meteor Showers
- 6 Mock Mars Explorers Emerge from 520-Day Virtual Mission
- Mars500: Photos From Russia's Mock Mars Mission
- NASA's Next Mars Rover Hoisted Atop Rocket
November 3
- NASA Telescope's Big Haul: 'Invisible' Stars & Amazingly Bright Pulsar
- Largest Sunspot in Years Observed on the Sun
- Outfitting the Obamanaut: The President's New Space Clothes
- Fast-Spinning Star Is Brightest & Youngest Ever Seen
- Do Aliens Love Football? Two UFO Sightings Explained
- Skywatcher Snaps Mesmerizing Photo of Sun's Active Region
- NASA Chief Says US Could Cooperate with China in Space
- New Model Predicts Fallout from Big Meteorite Strike
- China Basks in Spaceship Docking Success
- Image of the Day: October 2011
- How to Spot Apollo Moon Landing Sites in Telescopes
- Cave Astronauts Explore Deep Inside Earth to Simulate Spaceflight
November 2
- China's 1st Space Docking Inspires Love Poetry
- Huge Crack Discovered in Antarctic Glacier
- 90-Year-Old Space Molecule Mystery Has New Clues
- NASA's Giant Rocket to Use Existing Launch Platform, Shuttle Crawlers
- Ancient Mars Water May Have Flowed Underground
- China Succeeds in First Space Docking by 2 Spaceships
- FAQ: The Nov. 8 Flyby of Huge Asteroid 2005 YU55 Explained
- New Robot Russian Cargo Ship Docks at Space Station
- Bright Space Explosion Reveals Surprising Ingredients of Galaxies
- China's Space Docking Destination Caught in Skywatcher Video & Photos
November 1
- China Set for Historic Space Docking Wednesday
- Virgin Galactic Picks Air Force Pilot to Fly Private Spaceship
- Unraveling the 'Fabric of the Cosmos': Q&A with Brian Greene
- NASA Studies 'Tractor Beams' for Stardust-Snatching Robot Probes
- Megapixel Monster: Skywatcher Illuminates Dark Sky Atop La Palma
- NASA's Rocket Legacy: 75 Years of Space Engine Tests
- November 2011 Skywatching Events
- NASA to Announce Spinning Star Discoveries Thursday
- 50 Fabulous Deep-Space Nebula Photos
- Gallery: Astronauts Explore Undersea 'Asteroid'
- The History & Structure of the Universe (Infographic)