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Is Pluto a planet or is it not a planet? That is a vexing question that is consuming the energy of astronomers, intellectuals, politicians, and just ordinary folk. At stake lays in millions of text books and museum displays around the world.

Saturn is surely a dazzling planet with its gigantic rings that can easily be viewed with a telescope or powerful pair of binoculars on Earth.

Harvard-Smithsonian astronomers have announced the discovery of the most massive transiting extrasolar planet to date.

NASA unveiled the brand new JWST that will replace the Hubble Space Telescope. The JWST is scheduled to launch June of 2013.

The real significance of Muslim astronomers was the separation of astronomy into a science of its own, slowly recognizable in methodology to modern science, and the questions raised regarding the widely accepted Ptolemaic system.

Pluto is the smallest of our nine planets. Yes, it is still being labeled as a planet, although some astronomers argue that Pluto is not a planet.

The Celestron Powerseeker 50 is a cute little refractor aimed at beginning telescope users and beginners. It's great for moonwatching, but not good for more serious astronomy. However, for less than $50, it offers a nice value for the money.

Astronomers, using funding from the National Science Foundation and NASA, have discovered a planet circling a nearby star that might have moons that can support life.

It looks as though NASA has developed new technology that will allow astronomers at long last to be able to photograph far away Earth-like worlds and distinguish them as being such.

Celestron NexStar 60 SLT Telescope is great telescope for the beginners and the amateur astronomers. Celestron's SLT series of reflectors and refractors are easily available with many built in features.

On April 4th, a team of astronomers lead by Stephane Udry found a new planet in the constellation Libra that could potentially support life.

If you are serious about astronomy, then it's a good idea to have multiple telescope eyepieces. There are a few things you should consider before choosing these eyepieces. Some of these include barrel diameter, eye relief, and field of view. This article will...

Astronomy is a fun and fascinating hobby. A sky full of stars is waiting for you to view, but first you need the right telescope.

NASA, MIT and Carnegie scientists have begun to describe a wide range of Earth-sized planets in the expectation that it will yield insights into planet compositions when astronomers start finding Earth-sized planets around other stars.

Astronomy Cast sends its listeners on a facts-based journey through the universe every week. Sit at your computer as you explore the rings of Saturn. Lay comfortably in bed as your dive feet first into a supermassive black hole, and even learn what one is!

A Planet known to us since our first science class has been deleted from memory as being a planet. It is now some mutated hybrid of a planet. Our world's greatest scientist, changing history, out of sheer boredom.

Astronomers have spotted another strange weather pattern on Saturn. This huge feature is circling the north pole and has six distinctive sides.

Astronomers have discovered that there is a planet outside of our solar system that is potentially habitable.

A star some 240 million light years away from Earth explodes and puts on a great show for astronomers. NASA announces that their Chandra X-ray telescope recorded the event.

The dar al-Islam nourished flourishing astronomical scholarship starting in the ninth century. The medieval Arab-Islamic sphere nurtured ancient intellectual knowledge, improving it with careful astronomical observations and increasingly refined instruments.

Although Maya builders possessed many practical skills, the most distinctive Maya achievements were in abstract mathematics and astronomy.

Saturn's moon Enceladus-a grayish-white, small world of ice-has geysers. Now, astronomers believe they are likely being driven by the rubbing back and forth of ice sheets.

Take a walk through all the stars that are visible in the Constellation Orion with the naked eye

The rise of virtual astronomy has given amateur astronomers the ability to scour the heavens for new discoveries alongside professional scientists. Virtual astronomers use software such as SETI(at)home to search for new planets or even signs of extra terrestrial life.

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has contributed enormously to the field of astronomy. Recently, the telescope has photographed two of the largest asteroids known to humans.

GOTO telescopes are one of the more recent innovations in astronomy in recent years, allowing new telescope users to find objects in the night sky they might otherwise never be able to find.

The behavior of the G-ring around the planet Saturn has been an a mystery to astronomers for many years. Normally rings require the pull of a nearby moon to keep them in orbit around the planet.

Whether you're a teacher, a student, or just a regular person on Earth, you'll love the daily astronomy pictures you can find online.

What if you had a shuttle launch and nobody came? Well, to hold the public's interest in the space program, NASA shows that it's big thinkers aren't out to launch.

In this paper, the meaning of the Space Race and its accomplishments will be explored and discussed within the context of the Cold War and beyond.

The advancements in technology have allowed us to do so many new and interesting things with our abilities in space travel. Computers play such an important role in calculating, collecting and analyzing data, predicting outcomes, aiding in travel, etc...

Here are the cheats and hints (with a short review) of Army Men : Toys In Space PC.

Anousheh Ansari is the first ever space blogger, as well as the first female space tourist. Read here about how personal hygeine is taken care of in space, what happens when you see flying yogurt and find out where you can get more space travel tips!

The ascension of the Democrats to control of the Congress in the recent midterm elections has implications for America's space effort. For those who support the effort, the news was potentially mixed

If you're fascinated by the American Space Program in general and have a passion for the U.S. Space Shuttle in particular, you won't be able to resist a magnificent tome that is distributed by Specialty Press.

Over 2,000 students from across the nation wrote essays to NASA, suggesting new names for the newest addition to the Internationanl Space Station (ISS).

OK for those of us that live in a mobile home, we have no storage space. And you have to get real creative in where to store things. One morning when I could not cram a spare blanket anywhere, and I mean anywhere.

U.S. billionaire who helped develop Microsoft Word and two Russian Cosmonauts made it to the International Space station early Tuesday.

For about $5000, you can send a lipstick-size capsule of your loved one's remains into space.

With superior styling to the Saturn Ion, clearer gauges, better handling, and a host of standard style, audio, and safety features, there's definitely a chance that the Saturn Astra will draw a crowd. But what about fuel economy, performance, and price?

An article comparing the alien Space Babes of two classic Sci-Fi TV shows.

The key to a designer home is a clutter-free space. The only way to achieve that space, apart from throwing everything away, is to have plenty of storage.

Lots of homeowners and apartment dwellers struggle with lack of space in their homes. Lots of homes have bedrooms the size of closets. Read for information on how to gain space in your bedroom.

With the recent failure of Columbia in 2003, and, of course, Challenger in 1986, many doubts are growing in the hearts of mankind over the safety, reliability, and sensibility of manned space missions.

The Fisher Space Pen is a patented tool able to write in freezing cold, extreme heat, under water or in orbit. It is a great gift and comes with its own lesson in problem solving.

The International Astronomical Union determined that Pluto is merely a dwarf planet and should not be considered one of the planets in our Solar System. But why did it take 76 years to finally determine the truth about Pluto?

Weak yet humorous arguments for why Pluto should be allowed to remain a planet in our solar system.

NASA proposed to build the follow on to the space shuttle, the Crewed Exploration Vehicle, five years after the shuttle will be retired. NASA is trying to narrow that gap. The solution may be a race to build a commercial space vehicle.

People have argued about the need for space flight and complain about the money spent. I give facts about space flight and show why people need to explore beyond what they see.