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An image produced by the Hubble telescope of the perfectly 'edge-on' galaxy, or NGC 4013. (credit: Courtesy of NASA/Newsmakers)

North Texas Astronomers May Be Watching Birth Of A Planet

Astronomers say they may have spotted a new planet being born. University of North Texas Astronomer Ron Dilulio said the action is happening in an area 335 light years away.

CBSDFW.COM–2013/03/01

North Texas Students Show Curiosity In Mars

After the Curiosity rover landed on Mars, there’s been renewed interest in space. High school teachers across the country are seizing on that to bring astronomy into the classroom.

2012/10/02

Dallas amateur astronomer George Hall captured this image of an apparent impact on Jupiter while recording video telescope observations of the planet on Sept. 10, 2012, from Dallas Texas. (Photo courtesy George Hall/George's Astrophotography)

Local Astronomer Captures Jupiter Fireball

A Dallas astronomer is apparently the only person in the world who caught on video what looks like an explosion on the planet Jupiter this week.

2012/09/12

Giant Asteroid Could Pose Threat To Earth In 2040

Scientists are keeping a close eye on a big asteroid that may pose an impact threat to Earth in a few decades.

2012/02/28

Astronomers Seeing More Planets Than Stars

The more astronomers look for other worlds, the more they find that it’s a crowded and crazy cosmos.

2012/01/11

Check Out the Northern Lights!

While most of us will never see them in person, folks that live in Canada get to check out the Aurora Borealis, or the Northern Lights. It’s the area where the Earth’s magnetic field interacts […]

CBS 11–2011/09/27