Rosetta Orbiter Delivers First Batch of Science Data
European Space Agency’s Rosetta orbiter has delivered its first batch of science data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, revealing hydrogen and oxygen in the comet’s atmosphere and…
European Space Agency’s Rosetta orbiter has delivered its first batch of science data from comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, revealing hydrogen and oxygen in the comet’s atmosphere and…
This newly released Hubble image shows irregular galaxy IC 559. Far beyond the stars in the constellation of Leo (The Lion) is irregular galaxy IC…
Using a technique called “spectro-astrometry,” which enables small changes in the position of the carbon monoxide emission to be measured, astronomers have discovered new evidence…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics used Fermi to monitor the gamma-ray variability of thirteen blazars, finding evidence that the emission arises in several…
New breakthrough research on dark matter explores dark matter candidates as quantum flavor-mixed particles and demonstrates that the two-component dark matter model agrees with observational…
A newly published study details how Titan’s methane rainfall interacts with icy materials within underground reservoirs, leading to the formation of reservoirs of propane and…
This coming Sunday a twenty meter asteroid called 2014 RC will safely pass near Earth at a distance of about 25,000 miles. A small asteroid,…
Astronomers have identified a new galactic supercluster, clarifying the boundaries of our galactic neighborhood and establishing previously unrecognized linkages among various galaxy clusters in the…
New images from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory show a dramatic solar eruption captured by one of STEREO’s two spacecraft, STEREO-B, which currently has a…
Scientists have discovered a new marker to track the course of the solar cycle, providing a new way to watch the way the magnetic fields…
This newly released image from the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s moon Mimas. As if trying to get our attention, Mimas is positioned against the shadow…
A newly published study details how astronomers from UC Santa Cruz used supercomputer simulations to trace the mixing of chemical elements in star-forming clouds, finding…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy PGC 54493. This new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows a beautiful spiral galaxy known as PGC…
Using a global network of radio telescopes, astronomers have measured the distance to the Pleiades at 443 light-years – accurate to within one percent. Astronomers…
A team of astronomers studying the surface vibrations in thirty-four young stars has found a clear relationship between seismic observables and evolutionary status, and in…
Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a huge amount of fresh dust around NGC 2547-ID8, leaving scientists to believe that two large asteroids…
New research shows without a doubt that white dwarf stars can reignite and explode as supernovae. Astronomers using ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory have demonstrated beyond…
In an effort to better understand coronal mass ejections and their potential effects on human technology, a newly published study takes a detailed look a…