Sloan Digital Sky Survey Provides New Insight Into Dark Matter Halos
Using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to look at the distribution of dark matter around galaxies, astronomers at the University of Pennsylvania shed new light…
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ESO Astronomers View a Great Cold Spot on Jupiter
This newly released image from the CRIRES instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope shows a giant cold spot on Jupiter, which is believed to be…
Hubble Image of the Week – EZ Canis Majoris, Sh2-308
This newly released Hubble image shows a few of the tenuous threads that comprise Sh2-308, a faint and wispy shell of gas located 5,200 light-years…
Harvard Astronomers Estimate the Lifetimes of Massive Star-Forming Regions
A team of astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have combined statistical studies of infrared data with submillimeter images to estimate the typical age…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Views Lakebeds in Holden Crater
The high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) on the Mars Orbiter gives astronomers a view of the sediment deposits leftover from the lakes that once…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Views Saturn’s ‘Flying-Saucer’ Moon Atlas Up Close
Cassini takes a closer look at Saturn’s small moon Atlas. NASA’s Cassini spacecraft capture this new raw, unprocessed image of Saturn’s moon Atlas on April…
Cassini Mission & Hubble Telescope Provide New Insights into ‘Ocean Worlds’
NASA’s Cassini Mission and Hubble Space Telescope are providing new details about ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, increasing the scientific interest of these and…
Astronomers Investigate a Distant Member of Our Solar System, Planetary Body 2014 UZ224
In a newly published study, astronomers reveal details about the recently discovered the planetary body 2014 UZ224. They used the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array to…
The History of “Dark Bodies” and the Birthplace of Black Holes
The idea that black holes exist dates back to the 18th century with John Michell and astronomer Pierre-Simon de Laplace. Later, Einstein used his General…
New NASA Study Shows Dynamo at Lunar Core May Have Formed Magnetic Field
Newly published research reveals that heat from crystallization of the lunar core may have driven its now-defunct magnetic field some 3 billion years ago. The…
NASA’s Mars Orbiter Views a Small Mesa in Noctis Labyrinthus
The HiRISE instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a great view of a small mesa on the surface of Mars. In this newly…
Ancient Dead Galaxy ZF-COSMOS-20115 Sets a New Record for a Massive Red Galaxy
Using the W. M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii, astronomers spotted a massive “dead” galaxy from a time when the Universe was only 1.65 billion years…
NASA’s HiRISE Views Clinoforms in Melas Chasma
This newly released image from the high resolution imaging science experiment on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter gives astronomers a view of the layered deposits in…
New Research Improves Our Understanding of How Solar Storms Affect Earth
A new study improves our understanding of how solar storms affect Earth and could possibly lead to improved radio communication and navigation systems for the…
NASA to Reveal New Discoveries about Ocean Worlds in Our Solar System
NASA is set to release new details on ocean worlds discovered by Hubble and the Cassini Spacecraft. On Thursday, April 13 at 2 p.m. EDT…
Subaru Telescope Helps Create the Most-Extensive Map of Neutral Hydrogen Gas in the Early Universe
Using the Subaru Telescope, astronomers create the most-extensive map of neutral hydrogen gas in the early universe. Scientists have used the Suprime-Cam on the Subaru…
New HiRISE Image Views a Hill in the South Polar Region of Mars
This newly released image from the high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provides astronomers with a closer look at the…
Hubble Image of the Week – Starbursts in Virgo (NGC 4536)
This new Hubble image of the week gives us a closer look at the starburst region in NGC 4536. Galaxy formation and evolution are still…