Hubble Image of the Week: Starburst Galaxy Messier 94
This newly released Hubble image shows the starburst galaxy Messier 94, which is roughly 16 million light-years away. This image shows the galaxy Messier 94,…
This newly released Hubble image shows the starburst galaxy Messier 94, which is roughly 16 million light-years away. This image shows the galaxy Messier 94,…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics studying the birth of solar systems have found thirteen stars with detectable disks, none of which is as…
New images from NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft provide a close-up view of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft has begun returning its best-ever views of the…
NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft provides a close-up view of Pluto’s moon Charon. The sweeping mosaic above is made from the highest-resolution images that NASA’s New…
The latest image from the New Horizons Spacecraft reveals an unusual cluster of small pits and troughs on Pluto. It seems that the more we…
A new set of high-velocity impact experiments from Brown University reveal that the dwarf planet Ceres may be something of a cosmic dartboard: Projectiles that…
The first research paper based on data from NASA’s New Horizons recent flyby of Pluto was published today, revealing a degree of diversity and complexity…
New research from MIT shows that stopping at the moon may be the best option for a piloted mission to Mars, revealing that fueling up…
This newly released image from the European Southern Observatory shows a close-up view of the Coalsack Nebula. Dark smudges almost block out a rich star…
This newly released image from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory shows a coronal hole across the top of the sun. The dark area across the top…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft will begin a series of three close encounters with Saturn’s moon Enceladus starting Wednesday, October 14. New images are expected to begin…
New imagery from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is revealing details never before seen on Jupiter. High-resolution maps and spinning globes (rendered in the 4k Ultra…
Newly published research from the CHANG-ES consortium reveals that “halos” of cosmic rays and magnetic fields above and below the galaxies’ disks are much more…
This newly released Hubble image shows Barred Spiral Galaxy NGC 4639. NGC 4639 is a beautiful example of a type of galaxy known as a…
Using Hubble data and new images from SPHERE, astronomers have identified sub-structures and tracked changes within the debris disk that surrounds AU Microscopii. Like many…
In a new study, scientists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveal that between about 0.3 and 3% of the moderately bright NEOs are actually…
New images from NASA’s New Horizons Spacecraft reveal the shape and size of Pluto’s smallest moon, Styx. Styx – also the faintest of Pluto’s five…
Newly published research from Caltech describes ancient water flows and lakes on Mars, and what this might mean about the ancient climate. We have heard…