Spitzer Space Telescope Detects Planet Induced Stellar Pulsations
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has detected unusual pulsations in the outer shell of a star called HAT-P-2. The scientists believe…
Using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has detected unusual pulsations in the outer shell of a star called HAT-P-2. The scientists believe…
Carnegie Institution for Science has made a huge dataset of 1,600 nearby stars available to the public so they can help find signs of new…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft captured this new view of Saturn’s F ring this past December. When seen up close, the F ring of Saturn resolves into…
This newly released Hubble image shows the patch of space just ‘beneath’ open star cluster NGC 299. This image was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble…
By studying the remanent magnetizations in ancient meteorites, astronomers have determined that the solar nebula — the vast of disc of gas and dust that…
Astronomers use new craters on Mars to see beneath the dust blanket and determine the underlying rock compositions and textures. Mars is a dynamic planet….
Using Cassini’s images, amateur astronomers create their own spectacular scenes. Although the motivation behind NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn was scientific, part of the planet’s…
New measurements of the magnetic field strength in angrite samples find it to be very weak, implying that the field, and the solar nebula itself,…
This newly released image shows a color enhanced view of Jupiter. This enhanced-color image of Jupiter’s south pole and its swirling atmosphere was created by…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team astronomers has found the first evidence of the remains of a comet-like object scattered around a burned-out star….
This new HiRISE image shows a recent cluster of impacts on Mars. The dark spots in this enhanced-color infrared image are the recent impact craters…
New research expands how habitable zones are defined by taking into account the impact of stellar activity, which can threaten an exoplanet’s atmosphere with oxygen…
This new HiRISE image shows dunes and gullies on the surface of Mars. Gullies are relatively common features in the steep slopes of crater walls,…
A trio of X-ray observatories has captured a remarkable event in their data: a decade-long binge by a black hole almost two billion light years…
New research reveals that Mars had far too little carbon dioxide about 3.5 billion years ago to provide enough greenhouse-effect warming to thaw water ice….
This newly released Hubble image shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 7640, which is located 30 million light-years away. Not to be confused with our neighboring…
This newly released Cassini image shows the Saturn-facing hemisphere of Enceladus. Seen from outside, Enceladus appears to be like most of its sibling moons: cold,…
This newly released ESO image shows spiral galaxy NGC 4981. Over 75 million light-years away in the constellation of Virgo (The Virgin) lies NGC 4981…