Astronomy.com - News http://www.astronomy.com The latest news and stories from Astronomy Magazine NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory investigates the Sun's cycle of highs and lows This is the first mission of NASA's Living With a Star program, which seeks to reveal how solar activity is generated and to understand the causes of solar variability and its impact on Earth. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8835 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 NASA provides venerable Hubble hardware to Smithsonian Astronauts brought back the Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 and the Corrective Optics Space Telescope Axial Replacement after more than 15 years in space. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8834 Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Record-breaking radio astronomy project to measure sky with extreme precision Telescopes on seven continents will observe 243 distant quasars. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8830 Tuesday, November 17, 2009 Close-up movie shows hidden details in the birth of super suns Massive stars form like their smaller siblings, with disk accretion and magnetic fields playing crucial roles. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8822 Monday, November 16, 2009 Shuttle Atlantis headed for delivery stop at International Space Station Atlantis is carrying about 30,000 pounds of replacement parts for systems that provide power to the station, keep it from overheating, and maintain a proper orientation in space. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8825 Monday, November 16, 2009 Astronomers discover an extrasolar planet with a highly tilted orbit Retrograde or spin-orbit misaligned planets are important for understanding the diversity of planetary systems, and they provide important evidence for assessing current planetary migration models. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8823 Monday, November 16, 2009 Water in Moon crater, LCROSS impact reveals Twin impacts in the Cabeus crater created a plume of material from the bottom of a crater that has not seen sunlight in billions of years. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8816 Friday, November 13, 2009 Rosetta bound for outer solar system after final Earth swing-by Rosetta is now departing Earth to meet asteroid (21) Lutetia in July 2010. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8818 Friday, November 13, 2009 Enjoy a free tour of Astronomy.com this weekend! http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8815 Friday, November 13, 2009 NASA to begin attempts to free sand-trapped Mars rover Researchers expect the extraction process to be long and the outcome uncertain. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8811 Thursday, November 12, 2009 Swift, XMM-Newton satellites tune in to a middleweight black hole Astronomers find that an X-ray source in galaxy NGC 5408 represents one of the best cases for a middleweight black hole to date. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8804 Wednesday, November 11, 2009 Astronomy magazine accepting entries for 2009 outreach award Astronomy's Out-of-this-world Award recognizes excellence in astronomy outreach. The winning group receives $2,500 to put toward their public programming. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8748 Friday, October 23, 2009 Astronomy magazine celebrates its new observatory On September 17, 2009, editors will dedicate the magazine's observatory at Rancho Hidalgo, near Animas, New Mexico. http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8618 Monday, September 14, 2009 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO): NASA's mission to map the lunar surface Keep up with Astronomy magazine's coverage of this important mission. Here you'll find the latest headlines and blogs about the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS). http://www.astronomy.com/asy/default.aspx?c=a&id=8360 Monday, June 15, 2009