Massive Black Hole Outgrows Its Galaxy, Measures Nearly 7 Billion Solar Masses
A team of scientists has discovered a black hole in the early universe that grew much faster than its host galaxy, resulting in a gigantic…
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Venus Transit Reveals Clues about the Venusian Atmosphere
Astronomers used the Venus transit to make measurements of how the Venusian atmosphere absorbs different kinds of light, revealing clues to what elements are layered…
NASA’s Swift Views a New Outburst from V404 Cygni
Since June 15, astronomers have been monitoring the ongoing light show detected by NASA’s Swift satellite. This new outburst is from V404 Cygni, a binary…
New Horizons Closes in on Dynamic Duo Pluto and Charon
Another day, another great set of images from New Horizons’ Long Range Reconnaissance Imager showing Pluto and Charon. They’re a fascinating pair: Two icy worlds,…
Kilo-Degree Survey Shines Light on Dark Matter
The first results from the Kilo-Degree Survey have been released, helping to further expand our understanding of dark matter. The first results have been released…
New Image Shows X-Rays Lighting Up the Surface of Our Sun
New observations from NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, Japan’s Hinode Spacecraft, and NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory have been combined to form this new image of…
NASA’s New Horizons Pluto Flyby Begins
After three-billion plus miles and over nine years, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is set to begin its Pluto flyby observations. In the early morning hours…
Study Predicts Building Blocks for Earth-Like Planets in Every Exoplanet System in the Milky Way
A new study being presented at National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno shows that Earth-like planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way are three times…
New Horizons Reflectance and Color Map of Pluto
This is the latest image of Pluto from the New Horizons Spacecraft – The Whale and the Donut. This is the latest map of Pluto…
Astronomers Detail the Demographics of Transition Discs in Ophiuchus and Taurus
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the most probable explanation for the inner gap in transition disks is the influence of…
NuSTAR Reveals Hidden Black Holes
Using NuSTAR, astronomers clearly identified five supermassive black holes that were previously elusive because of their surrounding cocoons of material. Some of the “biggest and…
The Latest New Horizons Images of Dwarf Planet Pluto
Taken just a few days ago, these new images from the New Horizons Spacecraft provide a better view of Pluto and its mysterious dark spots….
Astronomers Discover of a Ring of Rocks Poised to Make Planets
For the first time a team of researchers has discovered of a ring of rocks circling a very young star. These ‘pebbles’ are believed to…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy LEDA 89996
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy J04542829-6625280. This little-known galaxy, officially named J04542829-6625280, but most often referred to as LEDA 89996, is a…
New Image of Star Cluster NGC 1333 – Stellar Sparklers That Last
This newly released composite image shows star cluster NGC 1333, which is located roughly 780 light years from Earth. While fireworks only last a short…
Astronomers Reveal Nine Large Concentrations of Dark Matter
Using weak gravitational lensing the newly developed Hyper Suprime-Cam on the Subaru telescope has revealed nine large concentrations of dark matter, each the mass of…
New ESA Image of the Milky Way and of Its Neighboring Magellanic Clouds
This newly released image from the European Space Agency shows the outline of our Galaxy and of its neighboring Magellanic Clouds. This image, based on…
Dwarf Planet Pluto: The ‘Other’ Red Planet
Observations from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveal that Mars isn’t the only red planet in our solar system; dwarf planet Pluto has a reddish color…