Astronomers say that Mola's data are giving them a new view of the volcano.

BBC: New view of giant Martian volcano

Astronomers say they have found a planet orbiting a distant star that's more like the Earth than any other found so far.

NPR: Astronomers Find Planet with Similarities to Earth

Astronomers say the sun has been relatively quiet for some time.

WSJ: Solar Flare: Sun Flare Leads to Solar Storm Reaching Earth

Astronomers say that the key to SDSS's success in quasar spotting is its recording of precision digital data in five colours, which allows researchers to easily distinguish quasars from more common faint stars.

BBC: Most distant objects observed

Astronomers say the revelation could make it possible to determine the geometry of the universe throughout its various epochs, as well as when and where massive stars formed in its very early stages.

CNN: Gamma ray finding may open new window on universe

The point is that astronomers say that we don't know anything about 5 or 10% of the near-Earth asteroids that are larger than 1km in size - 20 times larger and radically heavier than this week's visitor.

BBC: Science & Environment

Another group of astronomers have come forward to say that they too have made observations of the planet seen orbiting the star HD 209458, which is 150 light-years from Earth.

BBC: We saw it too, say astronomers

The astronomers, whose research is detailed in the January issue of the journal Astrobiology, say the effects of tidal heating must be considered when determining an exomoon's habitability.

MSN: News editor

The astronomers had suspected that the supermassive black hole was spewing out plasma jets in a winding corkscrew, and they say that their observations have now confirmed just that.

BBC: Black holes reveal more secrets