Keck Spectroscopy Confirmation of Large, Diffuse Galaxies in the Coma Cluster
In a newly published study, astronomers detail the discovery of large, diffuse galaxies in the Coma Cluster. A fluffy galaxy is hard to find, but…
In a newly published study, astronomers detail the discovery of large, diffuse galaxies in the Coma Cluster. A fluffy galaxy is hard to find, but…
NASA’s Kepler and Swift spacecraft provides new insight into what triggers a Type Ia supernova, allowing astronomers to better calibrate Type Ia supernovae as standard…
New images from NASA’s Dawn spacecraft show the closest view to date of the mysterious bright spots on Ceres. NASA’s Dawn mission captured a sequence…
This newly released image from the European Southern Observatory is the most detailed image ever taken of the Medusa Nebula. Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large…
NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft collected low-altitude magnetic field measurements during its orbital decay, revealing that magnetism generated by the Mercury’s core dates to the very early…
Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have discovered a new class of “dark” globular star clusters around Centaurus A. These star clusters contain…
This image from the Cassini spacecraft shows Saturn’s moon Janus at a distance of approximately 2.5 million kilometers. Although Janus should be the least lonely…
First viewed in 2008, this Hubble image shows galaxy NGC 6240. Not all galaxies are neatly shaped, as this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image…
Seventy days worth of solar system observations from NASA’s Kepler spacecraft, taken during its reinvented “K2” mission, are highlighted in this sped-up movie. The planet…
New images from the Hubble Space Telescope show for the first time snapshots of white dwarf stars beginning their 40-million-year migration from the crowded center…
Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers from the University of Cambridge detail why certain galaxies can no longer produce stars. As murder…
Asteroid 1999 FN53 will safely flyby Earth on May 14 at a distance of no less than 6.3 million miles. An asteroid, designated 1999 FN53,…
Using Kepler data, researchers from the University of Toronto reveal evidence of daily weather cycles on six extra-solar planets. “Cloudy for the morning, turning to…
New research from NASA reveals that the dark material coating some geological features of Jupiter’s moon Europa is likely sea salt from a subsurface ocean,…
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has photographed Kerberos and Styx – the smallest and faintest of Pluto’s five known moons. It’s a complete Pluto family photo…
The Large Binocular Telescope provides the first detailed observations of a lava lake on Jupiter’s moon Io. With the first detailed observations of a lava…
The Owens Valley Long Wavelength Array has the ability to image the entire sky at radio wavelengths with unmatched speed, helping astronomers to search for…
New research from the Illustris project examines the changing frequency of galaxy collisions, as the universe evolves from the Big Bang to the present day….