New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that the Venus-like Exoplanet GJ 1132b…
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New Chandra data of the supernova remnant G11.2-0.3 raise new questions about the timing of…
Using data from NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy and other observatories, astronomers reveal how…
A team of astronomers has discovered two dwarf galaxies that have traveled from the remote…
Using the ALMA submillimeter array, astronomers image the disk around HR8799 with a spatial scale…
This newly released Hubble image shows the aftermath of an exploding star that was located…
New research from NASA suggests that Venus may have had a shallow liquid-water ocean and…
New research reveals that Ceres has a weak interior, and that water and other light…
This newly released image form the Cassini Spacecraft shows Saturn and Mimas. The shadow of…
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has detected chiral molecules in…
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 2337, which is located 25 million light-years…
A newly published study from NASA reveals that Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has a thin…
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 4833. Located approximately 22,000 light-years away…
Using telescopes on the ground and in space, a team of astronomers has discovered a…
Using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, astronomers show that gullies on modern Mars are…
A team of astronomers has discovered that the hot gas in the halo of the…
Ceres’ lack of giant impact basins presents a puzzle to scientists. They expected to observe…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics concludes that ten protostellar candidates are indeed…