Hubble Image of the Week – Irregular Galaxy NGC 2337
This newly released Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 2337, which is located 25 million light-years away in the constellation of Lynx. NGC 2337 is an…
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Astronomers Reveal Fluctuating Atmosphere of Jupiter’s Volcanic Moon Io
A newly published study from NASA reveals that Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io has a thin atmosphere that collapses in the shadow of Jupiter, condensing as…
Is Life on Earth Premature from a Cosmic Perspective?
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examines the possibility that present-day life is actually premature from a cosmic perspective. The universe is 13.8…
Hubble Image of the Week – Globular Cluster NGC 4833
This newly released Hubble image shows globular cluster NGC 4833. Located approximately 22,000 light-years away in the constellation of Musca (The Fly), this tightly packed…
Astronomers Discover a Radio Pulsing White Dwarf Binary Star
Using telescopes on the ground and in space, a team of astronomers has discovered a new type of exotic binary star in the system AR…
Mars Orbiter Shows Gullies on Mars Not Likely Formed by Liquid Water
Using data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, astronomers show that gullies on modern Mars are likely not being formed by flowing liquid water. This new…
Astronomers Reveal the Rotation of the Hot Gas Around the Milky Way
A team of astronomers has discovered that the hot gas in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning in the same direction and…
Researchers Investigate the Lack of Large Impact Craters on Ceres
Ceres’ lack of giant impact basins presents a puzzle to scientists. They expected to observe more large craters on the dwarf planet than have been…
Astronomers Reveal ‘Orphaned Protostars’
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics concludes that ten protostellar candidates are indeed protostars even though they are not presently embedded in a…
Spitzer Provides Astronomers with a New Way to See the Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole
Astronomers are using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope to further explore Sagittarius A*. At the center of our Milky Way galaxy lies a cosmic beast called…
New View of Saturn’s A and F Rings
The Cassini Spacecraft gives us another interesting view of Saturn. Saturn’s A and F rings appear bizarrely warped where they intersect the planet’s limb, whose…
New Deep View of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds
This newly released ESO image reveals a new view of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Each of the thousands of spots in this new…
Hubble Telescope Views Remnants of a Dead Star
This newly released Hubble image captures the remnants of a long-dead star. These rippling wisps of ionized gas, named DEM L316A, are located some 160,000…
Hubble Unveils Galaxies Near and Far
Using gravitational lensing, the Hubble Space Telescope unveils a very cluttered-looking universe filled with galaxies near and far. Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the…
WISE Reveals the X-Shaped Bulge of the Milky Way
Using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission, astronomers reveal that the Milky Way’s central bulge of stars forms an “X” shape. The…
Cassini Image Shows Saturn’s Rings with Dione and Epimetheus
This newly released Cassini image shows Saturn’s rings with Dione and Epimetheus off in the distance. Saturn’s main rings, along with its moons, are much…
ALMA Detects Water Snowline Around Young Star V883 Orionis
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), a team of astronomers has made the first ever resolved observation of a water snow line within a…
Hubble Reveals the Vibrant Core of Galaxy NGC 3125
This newly released Hubble image reveals the vibrant core of the galaxy NGC 3125, which is located 50 million light-years away. Discovered by John Herschel…