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• Huge exoplanet puzzles astronomers
A full study will be detailed in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics. "COROT-exo-3b might turn out to be a rare object found by sheer luck", said Francois Bouchy, an astronomer at the Institut d'Astrophysique in Paris. "But it might just be a ...
• Uranus poses challenge for planet fans
Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and ... George? Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera ...
• Bugs in your iPhone? Blame Mercury!
Plait is also the creator of the Bad Astronomy Web site and was recently named president of the James Randi Educational Foundation . “Yes, the Amazing Randi,” Plait states in his online bio, where he also describes himself as “a skeptic, and ...
• Feeling insecure can lead to mind games
A study in the 1970s showed how during hard economic times people read more astrology books and columns (astronomy reading was unchanged, for comparison). There is also evidence that UFO sightings ramp up in times of high national stress. Perceived ...
• Hubble's heavenly heritage
To get the latest Hubble imagery, sign up for "Inbox Astronomy" from the Space Telescope Science Institute. Although the institute doesn't offer its own Hubble calendar, this is the time of year when you should start seeing such things popping up in ...