Chandra Reveals New Details About the Remains of Supernova Remnant G1.9+0.3
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered new details about the remains of a supernova that is the most recent, in Earth’s time frame,…
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered new details about the remains of a supernova that is the most recent, in Earth’s time frame,…
A team of astronomers have discovered two planets (Kepler-66b and Kepler-67b) that are about three-fourths the size of Neptune orbiting Sun-like stars 3,000 light-years from…
In a newly published study, the Planetary Sciences Group of the University of the Basque Country explains the nature of the giant storms on Saturn….
Researchers have now discovered 10,000 near-Earth asteroids and comets, with the 10,000th being a 1,000-foot (300-meter) asteroid called 2013 MZ5. More than 10,000 asteroids and…
By adding HARPS observations, along with data from several other telescopes, to previous data about Gliese 667C, a team of astronomers discovered that this system…
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, two new studies detail the discovery of raw materials used in the making of stars. A CSIRO radio telescope…
In a new study, scientists from the UCLA Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences explain the temporary appearance and dissipation of a third radiation belt…
Since their launch in 2008, the two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) satellites have been providing scientists with data on Earth’s magnetosphere and the first…
Using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 2, NASA/ESA has captured a face-on image of the spiral galaxy Messier 61. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured…
New observations of our Sun, combined with computer modeling, have helped astronomers resolve a decade-long argument over how to measure the accretion rates of growing…
This new Hubble Space telescope image shows two interacting galaxies, spiral galaxy NGC 2936 and elliptical galaxy NGC 2937, which are collectively known as Arp…
Data from meteorites and NASA’s Spirit rover has revealed new information about the chemical composition and evolution of Mars, suggesting that Mars had an oxygen-rich…
A newly published study helps explain the metamorphosis of the moon’s water ice, providing insight into how radiation can change the chemistry of water ice…
Using the 2.1-meter Otto Struve Telescope, a team of astronomers have discovered pulsations from the crystalized remnant of the burnt-out star GD 518. Austin —…
Using the combined power of the Unit Telescopes of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have gathered new data on dust around the black hole at…
The SNfactory has released a new dataset based on 32 nights of repeated observations of supernova 2011fe, beginning two weeks before the supernova reached its…
Using the Venus Monitoring Camera, scientists tracked the movements of distinct cloud features in the atmosphere of Venus over a period of 10 Venusian years,…
In two new studies, researchers confirm that the 70km asteroid Crantor and two smaller asteroids (2010 EU65 and 2011 QF99) are co-orbiting with Uranus. Astrophysicists from the…