
How Hot Is the Hottest Star? [Excerpt]
In a new book, astronomer Bryan Gaensler explores the extremes of the universe

How Hot Is the Hottest Star? [Excerpt]
In a new book, astronomer Bryan Gaensler explores the extremes of the universe

Primordial Pinwheel: Astronomers Spot Oldest Prominent Spiral Galaxy Yet
Three billion years after the big bang most galaxies were clumpy and odd-shaped, but at least one had already assumed a familiar form, and may elucidate how modern galaxies got their shapes


Partners Line Up to Join the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
The past few years have not been the best of times for building observatories. But in a world of budget constraints and schedule delays, the LSST is bucking the trend

Chat at 4:30 P.M. EDT on What Comes Next in Higgs Research
Join us for a live online chat about last week's Higgs news with physicist Michael Tuts of Columbia University. Tuts will help explain where physicists go from here

From Space to Soil in 7 Minutes [Slide Show]

Gravitionally Lensed Light Caused by Ancient Massive Galaxy Cluster
Astronomers observed light warped by the lensing effect of a massive galaxy cluster more than 10 billion light-years away, the most distant cluster ever responsible for perceived lensing. Evelyn Lamb reports

Higgs Boson Revealed at CERN [Video]
Go behind the scenes at CERN for the historic July 4 announcement

New Particle Resembling Long-Sought Higgs Boson Uncovered at Large Hadron Collider
The CERN collider, the most powerful atom smasher in history, appears to have fulfilled its primary quest

Chat at 11 A.M. EDT on Higgs Boson News from CERN
Join us for a live online chat with physicist Michael Tuts of Columbia University. Tuts will help us understand what this morning’s announcement about the Higgs means for physics

Going for Broke: 5 Experiments That Went Out in a Blaze of Glory
Scientists have used the last moments of major experiments or spacecraft to make a push for knowledge--or to produce some fireworks

30 under 30: Tracing the Evolution of the Universe
Meet Minnie Mao, 26, one of the up-and-coming physicists attending this year's Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting

Super-Earths: Bigger, and Maybe Better
Dimitar Sasselov, professor of astronomy at Harvard University and the founder and director of the Harvard Origins of Life Initiative, talks about his new book The Life of Super-Earths: How the Hunt for Alien Worlds and Artificial Cells Will Revolutionize Life on Our Planet