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Smithsonian
October 2006
Robert Irion |
What Makes a Planet? As just about everyone in the solar system knows by now, members of the International Astronomical Union came up with a new definition of planets that leaves Pluto out in the cold.   |
Geotimes
October 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Planets Redefined: Pluto Gets Demoted Members of the International Astronomical Union voted to demote Pluto, and to give the asteroid Ceres a promotion. Arriving at this new system, however, was not without controversy among astronomers, the public and even geologists. |
Wired
April 2001
Tom McNichol |
Beyond Cool NASA cost-cutters want to kill a pioneering probe to the ice-cold edge of the solar system. First they have to reckon with the Pluto Underground... |
Geotimes
March 2004 |
Sedna: Newly sighted planetoid in the solar system At the edge of the solar system, astronomers have unexpectedly sighted an object slightly smaller and farther from the Sun than Pluto -- not quite another planet, but not a temporary visitor either. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
March 2006 |
Corning NetOptix Provides Optical Components for NASA Mission to Pluto The New Horizons craft began its Pluto journey with seven specialized scientific instruments for gathering new information-including components for the "Ralph" telescope assembly manufactured at the diamond-turning team at Corning NetOptix. |
Geotimes
December 2005 |
Highlights 2005 -- Space Rovers still trucking... New "planetary" neighbors... Back to space... |
InternetNews
August 10, 2005
Tim Gray |
Astronomy, Google-Style Michael Brown, a planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology, discovered the planet K40506A in 2003. While he had not yet announced his discovery, he accidentally left accessible over Google details that described the planet. |
Chemistry World
July 3, 2015
Rebecca Trager |
New Horizons detects methane on Pluto The infrared spectrometer on board NASA's Pluto-bound New Horizons spacecraft has detected frozen methane on the dwarf planet's surface. |
Geotimes
March 2006 |
Liftoff for New Horizons After a one-day delay due to windy weather, the New Horizons spacecraft successfully launched Jan. 19 aboard an Atlas V rocket, en route to Pluto. Scientists hope that the mission will drastically increase what is known about the faraway planet. |
Chemistry World
July 28, 2015
Matthew Gunther |
New Horizons sees red over Pluto's atmosphere Pluto's glowering red atmosphere may be harboring a complex concoction of hydrocarbons, according to the latest images from Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft. |
Geotimes
September 2005
Kathryn Hansen |
Tristar Planet A recent planet found in a triple-star system perplexes astronomers because, according to current models of planetary formation, it should not exist. |
Science News
February 28, 2009
Ashley Yeager |
Book Review: The Pluto Files: The Rise And Fall Of America's Favorite Planet By Neil DeGrasse Tyson A public outcry occurred when in 2006 the International Astronomical Union kicked Pluto from the planet club, writes astronomer Neil deGrasse Tyson. |
Wired
December 2004
Patrick Di Justo |
Mysteries of the Cosmos The top 13 places to explore in outer space. |
Chemistry World
December 2009
Jon Cartright |
Reading between the lines Since its emergence in the mid 19th century, spectroscopy has become the most important tool in astronomy, and in recent years there has been no end to its new discoveries. |
Geotimes
December 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Space: Alien Worlds Finding Earth Analogues in Space: Q&A with planetary scientist David Stevenson. |
Science News
March 29, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 29, 1930 Wanted: Early Planet Photographs... Additional Observations... |
Smithsonian
October 2006
Robert Irion |
The Planet Hunters Never mind the demotion of Pluto to a dwarf planet. Astronomers have found about 200 planets orbiting other stars, and they say it's only a matter of time before they discover another Earth. |
Popular Mechanics
November 19, 2009
Stephen Ornes |
This Is Not Your Grade School Solar System: Gallery What has changed in solar system imagery over the past few decades and what we can learn from it |
Geotimes
May 2005
Laura Stafford |
Saturn's New Moon In a small space between Saturn's rings, scientists discovered a previously unknown moon, currently known as S/2005 S1, from the images sent back to Earth from Cassini less than a year after the spacecraft began orbiting Saturn. |
Science News
November 21, 2008
Alan Stern |
Debates Over Definition Of Planet Continue And Inspire The definition of a planet continues to be debated between astronomers and planetary scientists. |
Searcher
September 2011
David Mattison |
Searching for the Stars: Cosmic Views and Databases While amateur astronomers continue to play an important role in the field and are supported by numerous clubs, associations, and their peers, I have primarily examined resources originating from government and academic research environments. |
Chemistry World
August 2009
Richard Corfield |
One giant leap NASA's Apollo missions answered many questions about the Moon - and as NASA unveils plans to return, lunar chemistry will again play a prominent role |
Science News
May 6, 2000 |
A Hubble Decade To celebrate the Hubble Space Telescope's 10th anniversary, the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., has created a new Web site devoted to the Earth-orbiting telescope and its spectacular images.... |
| Science News |
TimeLine: June 7, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Comet May Cause Meteoric Display; Pluto's Color; Ashes Found With Sloth Remains |
Wired
November 2002
Richard Martin |
The Planet Seekers Giant ground-based telescopes and adaptive optics have brought a new age in astronomy. Now the field's brightest stars are racing to take the first photograph of another world. |
Geotimes
January 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Stardust Landing a Smashing Success Seven years after its launch, NASA's Stardust spacecraft concluded its 4.6-billion-kilometer roundtrip journey to fly through the tail of a comet and collect dust samples, which astronomers hope will offer insight about the formation of our solar system. |
National Defense
July 2010
Stew Magnuson |
Taking Out the Trash: What Can Be Done About Space Debris? What goes up doesn't necessarily come down when it comes to manmade objects orbiting the planet. |
Science News
December 23, 2000 |
TimeLine: December 20, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Arachne Provides Lovelier Festoons For Christmas Tree... Astronomers Find Pluto as Massive as Earth... dr. Hubble Finds Galaxies Evenly Scattered in Space... |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
July 2006 |
Electro-optics Briefs Image sensors from e2v help NASA to study Pluto... Jenoptik Laser names Coastal Optical Systems as North American distributor... High-performance IR camera for demanding applications... etc. |
Wired
June 23, 2008
Michael D. Lemonick |
Watching the Skies: Space Is Really Big -- But Not Too Big to Map The Large Synoptic Survey Telescope will be the first telescope to take images of the entire. |
Geotimes
February 2007 |
Did You Know? "Plutoed" is Word of the Year According to the American Dialect Society, "plutoed" is the 2006 Word of the Year, thanks to the planet's demotion to "dwarf planet" by the International Astronomical Union earlier in the year. |
Information Today
May 15, 2008 |
Microsoft Launches WorldWide Telescope WorldWide Telescope is a web application that brings together imagery from the best ground- and space-based observatories across the world to allow people to easily explore the night sky through their computers. |
| AskMen.com |
Bombing The Moon NASA will throw a one-two punch at the big old moon Friday and the whole world will have ringside seats for the lunar dust-up. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
January 2006 |
NASA's Hubble Looks for Possible Moon Resources NASA is using the unique optical capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope for a new class of scientific observations of the Earth's Moon. |
Science News
March 22, 1930 |
TimeLine: Mar. 22, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: The Sun'S New Trans-Neptunian Planet... Black As Coal, Dense As Zinc... Naming The Planet |
Science News
June 28, 1930 |
TimeLine: June 28, 1930 70 Years Ago in Science News: Multiple Ailerons... Space as Sole Carrier of Reality... Planet Pluto... |
Popular Mechanics
January 23, 2009
Andrew Moseman |
The 5 Most Powerful Telescopes, and 5 That Will Define the Future of Astronomy Today's best telescopes are astounding feats -- and astronomers are improving them constantly. |
National Defense
February 2012
Eric Beidel |
DARPA Eyes Space Junk From the Ground The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, though, is wrapping up a demonstration with a new Space Surveillance Telescope that officials say will offer an unprecedented view of objects in space. |
Military & Aerospace Electronics
June 2006 |
Optoelectronics Briefs Bright future for diamond in laser and LED application... Low-cost line of green laser-diode modules... Ultraviolet camcorder available... Shortwave IR camera for military and commercial use... etc. |
Science News
July 24, 2004 |
Wonders of Saturn As the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft begins its detailed exploration of Saturn, get up-to-date information about this fascinating planet and intriguing moons and rings. |
Fast Company
Pavithra Mohan |
Here Are The First Up-Close Photos Of Pluto Look through the slideshow to see the stunning shots. |
Popular Mechanics
October 24, 2008
Andrew Moseman |
Scientists Fixing Hubble Contend With Antiquated Computers NASA scientists trying to find out what went wrong during last week's repair of the Hubble Space Telescope find themselves dealing with 486 processors and other outdated computer technology. |
Scientific American
April 2009
Daniel C. Schlenoff |
150 Years Ago: Scientific American the Patent Office Astronomers doubt that Pluto is a planet in 1959... Composition of the earth's mantle... Aluminum coins will wear less than gold, silver, or bronze... Voice recognition security... The value of aluminum... etc. |
