Hubble Telescope Views Massive Galaxy Cluster RX J1347.5–1145
This newly released Hubble image shows one of most massive known galaxy clusters, RX J1347.5–1145. The events surrounding the Big Bang were so cataclysmic that…
This newly released Hubble image shows one of most massive known galaxy clusters, RX J1347.5–1145. The events surrounding the Big Bang were so cataclysmic that…
Using data from NASA’s Dawn Mission, a team of astronomers has discovered evidence for organic material on dwarf planet Ceres. NASA’s Dawn mission has found…
NASA has decided to forego a previously-planned engine firing and allow Juno to remain in its current orbit for the remainder of the mission. This…
NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate has selected proposals for the creation of two multi-disciplinary, university-led research institutes that will focus on the development of technologies…
Using the Keck Telescope and the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers reveal the existence of a white dwarf star whose atmosphere is rich in carbon and…
A new website funded by NASA lets the public search for new worlds in the outer reaches of our solar system and in neighboring interstellar…
NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured a new image of Jupiter this past week. During Earth-Trojan asteroid search operations, the PolyCam imager aboard NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft captured…
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s ring-embedded moon Daphnis. Daphnis, one of Saturn’s ring-embedded moons, is featured in this view, kicking up waves as…
This newly released ESO image shows the center of the Milky Way crossed by the eerie glow of zodiacal light. The sky is full of…
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers reports observing jets of hot gas blasting out from the black hole in the center of…
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,…