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Author: Astronomy Staff

Solar System

Ask Astro web extra: Our Sun appears yellow, but the sky isn’t. Why?

Stars

Is it true that there are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on Earth? How could one calculate such figures?

Exoplanets

What is the largest rocky extrasolar planet ever found and its size comparison to Earth?

Robotic Spaceflight

Why can’t the recently launched Herschel Space Telescope produce sharper images than the Spitzer Space Telescope?

Observing, Telescopes and Equipment

I have an 8-inch telescope but can see only Mars as orange instead of red. All other planets appear colorless. Why?

Science, Stars

Stellar mosh pit resolves a mystery

Cosmology, Science

Airborne telescope will unlock secrets of the cosmos

Science, Solar System

Glint of sunlight confirms liquid in northern lake district of Titan

Science, Solar System

Hubble finds smallest Kuiper Belt object ever seen

Science, Stars

Supernova explosions stay in shape

Human Spaceflight, Space Exploration

NASA buys additional space shuttle reusable solid rocket motors

Exoplanets, Science

Astronomers find super-Earth using amateur, off-the-shelf technology

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