Computer simulations indicate that the past currents around Madagascar would have allowed the migration of mammals to the island.

Interferometry allows a team of astronomers to obtain for the first time a snapshot of the actual surface of a distant star outside of our solar system.

Ultraviolet observations and new models indicate that the relatively nearby T Pyxidis could go supernova relatively soon.

Kepler has discovered a planet-like object that seems to be hotter than its parent star.