New Color Map of Neptune’s Moon Triton
The Lunar and Planetary Institute used Voyager’s 1989 historic footage of Neptune’s moon Triton to construct the best-ever global color map of the strange moon….
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LOFAR Observes Cosmic Particles and Magnetic Fields in Galaxy M51
Using the LOFAR High Frequency Antennas, a team of researchers has observed cosmic particles and magnetic fields in spiral galaxy M51. The object Messier 51…
Solar Energetic Particles May Have Significantly Altered the Properties of Lunar Soil
New research shows that high-energy particles from large solar storms can penetrate the moon’s polar regions and electrically charge the soil, causing electrostatic breakdown and…
The Destructive Results of a Mighty Supernova Explosion
This composite image shows the remnant of a supernova that would have been witnessed on Earth 3,700 years ago. This image from the Chandra X-Ray…
Study Reveals Two Dynamos Drive Jupiter’s Magnetic Field
With the aid of the computer simulations, a team of scientists has now succeeded in explaining the origin of the magnetic field deep inside Jupiter….
A New Supernova Model Challenges the Predominant One
A newly published study from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia discards possibility that type Ia supernovae might stem from explosions of white dwarfs nourished…
Two Star Formation Regions in the Southern Milky Way
This new image from the European Southern Observatory shows two dramatic star formation regions (NGC 3603 and NGC 3576) in the southern Milky Way. This…
New Curiosity Image from ‘Bonanza King’ Target
This newly released image from NASA’s Curiosity Rover shows a gray patch of rock material at the “Bonanza King” location. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used…
New ScienceCasts Video Explores How Exoplanets Are Measured with Remarkable Precision
This new four minute ScienceCasts video examines how researchers are beginning to measure exoplanets with extraordinary precision. ScienceCasts: Sizing up an Exoplanet: Astronomers are not…
RXTE Satellite Uncovers the Rhythm of an Unusual Black Hole
A team of astronomers has uncovered rhythmic pulsations from a rare breed of black hole in archival data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite….
New ESA Image of Craters within the Hellas Basin on Mars
This newly released Mars Express image shows craters within the Hellas Basin in the southern highlands of Mars. Scarring the southern highlands of Mars is…
Astronomers Accurately Measure a Black Hole in Galaxy M82
A team of astronomers from the University of Maryland has accurately measured a black hole in galaxy M82, revealing that is about 400 times the…
New Rosetta Image of 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
Taken by ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft, this new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet’s nucleus. The image was taken…
Hubble Views the Constellation of Canes Venatici
This newly released Hubble image shows multiple Messier objects and numerous galaxies in the Canes Venatici constellation. This stunning new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble…
Hubble Image of the Day – Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 1300
First released in 2005, this Hubble image of the day shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300. One of the largest Hubble Space Telescope images ever…
Grains Captured by NASA’s Stardust Spacecraft Are Likely from Interstellar Space
A newly published study reveals that seven tiny grains of dust captured by NASA’s Stardust Spacecraft probably came from outside our solar system, perhaps created…
Astronomers Produce New Milky Way Maps, Should Help Solve Interstellar Material Mystery
An international team of researchers has produced new maps of the material located between the stars in the Milky Way, moving astronomers closer to solving…
Chandra Helps to Determine What Caused Supernova SN2014J to Explode
Scientists are using Chandra data to help determine what caused the Type Ia supernova SN 2014J to explode. New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…