Full Coverage of Dawns Arrival | Stratospheric Solar Eclipse | UN Completes Asteroid Threat

Dawn Spacecraft's Arrival at Dwarf Planet Ceres: Full Coverage The Dawn spacecraft arrives at the dwarf-planet Ceres on March 6, 2015. See photos and videos of the event and get the latest news here.

 

Soaring Expectations! Help Record a Total Solar Eclipse A new crowdfunding campaign aims to raise enough funds to take the first-ever spherical video of an eclipse from the stratosphere. Read More

 

Dealing with Asteroid Threats: UN Completes First Planning Phase A special United Nations team on hazardous asteroids has been dissolved after completing its task of setting up organizations to deal with planet-threatening space rocks. ESA: U.S. Silence on Satellite Explosion No Cause for Alarm European governments haven't received word from the U.S. Air Force since the Feb. 3 explosion of a military weather satellite in a highly trafficked orbit.

 

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Fastest Star in the Galaxy Has a Strange Origin The fastest known star in the Milky Way is on a path out of the galaxy, and new research suggests it was a supernova that gave it the boot. Read More Wet Mars: Red Planet Lost Ocean's Worth of Water, New Maps Reveal Ancient Mars once had an ocean large enough to cover 20 percent of the Martian surface, a fifth of the planet. But most of Mars' water was lost to space, new maps show. Read More Stargazer Lottie Doll Brings Real Astronomy Down to Earth The Stargazer Lottie doll comes with a realistic telescope, solar system collector cards and profiles of famous female astronomers. Read More

 

Gemini Constellation Holds Starry Treats for March Stargazers The constellation Gemini is currently well placed in the evening sky for observers in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to see it and its starry treats. Einstein's Theory of Relativity Explained (Infographic) Albert Einstein's General Theory of Relativity celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2015. See the basic facts of Einstein's relativity in our infographic here. Private Mars One Colony Project Cuts Applicant Pool to 100 Volunteers  One hundred people are still in the running to become humanity's first Mars explorers.