SUNSET: 
An Exotic Solar Eclipse
On July 11th, a lot of ocean and a few tiny bits of land will experience a Moon-blackened Sun. But getting to the Moon's shadow will be a challenge.
A "Whodunit" in the Asteroid Belt
Astronomers are still trying to piece together the story of an object that's looking more and more like the aftermath of the collision between two small asteroids.
World's Largest Solar Scope
If one final permit can be obtained — and some Hawaiian preservationists won over — construction on the Advanced Technology Solar Telescope should begin later this year.
New Plan for NASA
The Obama administration abandons NASA's Constellation Moon program, but sets its sights farther afield.
Amateurs Discover U Scorpii's Eruption
Astronomers worldwide were waiting — but two remarkable amateurs in Florida turned out to be the ones watching at just the right time.
Thar She Blows! U Scorpii Erupts As Predicted
This famous recurrent nova has just leapt from 18th to 8th magnitude overnight. Astronomers worldwide were waiting.
Spirit Morphs into a Martian Lander
NASA managers have decided to halt attempts to free a Martian rover that's been stuck in sand for 10 months and to concentrate instead on "stationary science" that doesn't require mobility.
The Passing of Andrew Lange
One of the leading lights of cosmology died on January 21st. Andrew Lange's observations of the cosmic microwave background using the balloon-borne Boomerang experiment revealed that the universe has a flat geometry.
Making the Most of Mars
Mars is receding from Earth, but it's still a fine, though small, target for telescopes.
Asteroids Pale After Close Encounters
A new analysis reveals that asteroids with "fresh" surfaces may have been disrupted by near-Earth encounters in the last few hundred thousand years.
New Report Spotlights Impact Hazards
A meaty review of the impact hazard facing Earth has just been released by the U.S. National Research Council. The bottom line? If Congress and NASA are serious about finding all the truly threatening asteroids in our planet's vicinity, they'd better fund the search properly.
A Strange "Comet" Among the Asteroids
It looks a comet, or at least parts of one, in high-power telescopic images. But in the two weeks since the discovery of P/2010 A2, astronomers are still wondering what's going on with this unusual object and its asteroid sidekick some 95 million miles from Earth.
Spacecraft Imaging for Amateurs
An international community of space enthusiasts has become adept at reinterpreting images from planetary spacecraft.
January 15th's Rare Annular Eclipse
The longest annular eclipse of the Sun until the year 3043 happens tomorrow — but only a luck few (million) will be positioned to see it.
The Great Daylight Comet of 1910
Imagine a comet appear bright enough to be seen in broad daylight — that's exactly what happened 100 years ago.
IYA 2009 Comes to a Close
An unprecedented yearlong celestial celebration — the International Year of Astronomy 2009 — officially came to a close on January 9th and 10th in Padua, Italy.
Exoplanet News Roundup
From little red dwarfs to big blue blazers, stars of all masses seem to form planets robustly. That's just one item from the latest crop of exoplanet news.
AIC 2009 Videos
Videotaped interviews with vendors at the 2009 Advanced Imaging Conference are now available.
Dark Matter and Dark Energy Update
From the Milky Way's halo to the far reaches of the cosmos, the two dominating components of the universe are revealing more hints about themselves.
See the Stars with Worldwide Eyes
Have you ever wanted to try "virtual observing"? Here's your chance! This weekend you can view fabulous deep-sky objects in both the northern and southern sky by logging on to a special two-day event spearheaded by Astronomers Without Borders
