New Research Shows Fast Radio Bursts Might Come From Nearby Stars
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that fast radio bursts might come from nearby flaring stars, rather than more energetic events…
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Whirlpool Galaxy Changes Astronomers Understanding of Giant Molecular Clouds
New research challenges astronomers’ traditional views about stellar birthplaces, finding that giant molecular clouds are embedded in a kind of molecular fog, which permeates the…
NASA’s Galileo Mission Discovers Clay-Like Minerals on Europa
Using data from NASA’s Galileo mission, researchers have discovered clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa for the first time. A new analysis of data…
Astronomers View the Infrastructure of Gamma-ray Burst Jet 120308A
Astronomers detail the magnetic fields at the heart of GRB 120308A, which was detected by NASA’s Swift satellite in the constellation Ursa Minor. A new…
GBT Reveals Hidden Details in Starburst Galaxy M82
Using the Green Bank Telescope, astronomers reveal never-before-seen details and present the most sensitive maps yet of HCN and HCO+ in the starburst galaxy M82….
NASA’s IRIS Provides Unprecedented Images of Sun
New data from NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer is making it possible to study the explosive phenomena in the region located between the surface of…
Study Shows Ancient Fresh Water Lake on Mars Could Have Sustained Life
Newly published research shows that an ancient lake on Mars had fresh water and contained key biological elements such as carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen and…
New Research Implies That Current Theories of Star Formation are Incomplete
A new study from an international team of researchers has measured the lowest dust mass of a galaxy to date, leaving the researchers to believe…
New Hubble Image Shows a Handful of Galaxies in the Constellation of Eridanus
This newly released Hubble image shows several galaxies in the constellation of Eridanus. This new Hubble image shows a handful of galaxies in the constellation…
Newly Discovered Exoplanet HD 106906 b is Unlike Anything in Our Own Solar System
Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet that is unlike anything in our own Solar System. HD 106906 b has 11 times the mass of Jupiter and…
Study Reveals the Explosive Growth of a Newly Formed Star in the Milky Way
New research reveals the explosive growth of a young star, detailing that the newly formed star had such an explosive growth that it was initially…
WISE Detects Two Entwined Supermassive Black Holes
Using NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, astronomers have detected two supermassive black holes circling each other at the heart of a distant galaxy. Astronomers have…
Hubble Finds Signatures of Water on Distant Exoplanets
Using Hubble’s high-performance Wide Field Camera 3, astronomers have peered into the atmospheres of five distant exoplanets, finding faint signatures of water in their atmospheres….
Astronomers Confirm a Reverse Shock in Gamma Ray Burst 130427A
Using data from radio and millimeter observations of GRB 130427A, CfA astronomers have confirmed the signature of the reverse shock in GRB 130427A, and determined…
Hubble Views Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660
This newly released Hubble image shows polar ring galaxy NGC 660, which is thought to harbor exceptionally large amounts of dark matter. This new Hubble…
Cassini Views Titan’s South Polar Vortex
NASA’s Cassini spacecraft views Titan, Saturn’s largest moon. The sunlit edge of Titan’s south polar vortex stands out distinctly against the darkness of the moon’s…
Scientists Rethink How Neutron Stars Heat Up
A newly published study details how the surface of a neutron star heats up, identifying previously unknown layers where nuclear reactions within the crust cause…
Hubble Views Irregular Galaxy 149-3
In this image NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope views irregular galaxy ESO 149-3 and other more distant galaxies. This sprinkling of cosmic glitter makes up the…
