January 26, 2006Astronomers have located a planet toward the center of our galaxy that they say is five times the size of Earth.TAGS:planet, scientist, star, mass, discovery, Australia
August 24, 2006The solar system's far-flung rock becomes a "dwarf planet." Three other contenders have lost out, too.
Images: The planetary losersTAGS:planet, Prague
December 17, 2004More Mars trips are coming, and its rocks will be here in 2014, but ruling out the possibility of alien germ contamination is a priority.TAGS:contamination, planet, scientist, sample, Phoenix Technologies
December 6, 2005The Mars rovers are getting creaky. But they have far exceeded expectations and presented evidence of water on the red planet.
Photos: Mars rovers still chuggingTAGS:scientist, planet, water, vehicle, conference, component
October 31, 2007Shai Agassi has a plan to create a network of service recharge stations for electric cars--and $200 million to make it happen.TAGS:Shai Agassi, mile, battery, car, planet
August 22, 2007New mode shows moons, planets, stars and galaxies as seen from the Hubble Space Telescope and Earth's leading observatories.Images: Google Earth beams you into spaceTAGS:Google Earth, constellation, Google Inc., planet, satellite, icon
November 22, 2006Businesses that haven't audited their IT-related energy usage are missing out on financial benefits, say experts.TAGS:TCO, information technology, planet, decision, Intel, PC
October 9, 2007NASA releases details about its robotic flyby of Jupiter, which rendered rare glimpses of the solar system's biggest planet and one of its moons.Images: New findings from JupiterTAGS:moon, ring, planet, scientist, size
January 19, 2007NASA's fastest spacecraft will use Jupiter as a slingshot to get to Pluto, taking unprecedented photos during its flyby.TAGS:spacecraft, trajectory, moon, planet, sun, scientist, 3D
December 29, 2006In the new space race, tourism's the key to a winning strategy, while in the lab, single-celled creatures are landing high-tech jobs.TAGS:dish, scientist, planet, brain, robot, researcher, photograph