NewsCorp Australian Papers New images of an ancient crater on Mars look just like a bootprint -- and the high res pics have failed to solve the age-old mystery for planetary scientists. If anything, the high-resolution images of the "Footprint Crate… more »

A bright Perseid meteor streaks over buildings at the Stellafane amateur astronomy convention in Springfield, Vt., on Aug. 7. Cosmic Log Alan Boyle writes: When the late show is over, turn off the TV, step outside and catch a late, late show… more »

    Doug Murray / Reuters file A Perseid meteor streaks toward the horizon in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., on Aug. 12, 2008. August's annual meteor shower is shaping up as a particularly good show this year. Cosmic Log Alan Boyle writes… more »

NewsCore Scientists celebrated Sunday after finding more than 700 suspected new planets -- including up to 140 similar in size to Earth -- in just six weeks of using a powerful new space observatory. Early results from NASA’s Kepler Mission, a small… more »

(CNN) -- Imagine a star so luminous that it would burn the Earth up if it were anywhere near, a star that outshines the sun as much as the sun outshines the moon. A monster even in the abyss of space. The star is not some scientist's celestial dream. A… more »