Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy M65
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy Messier 65. The 1st of March 1780 was a particularly productive night for Charles Messier. Combing the…
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Video Explains How Gravitational Lensing Will Help Uncover the Secrets of the Universe
This eight-minute Hubblecast video takes a look at gravitational lensing, explaining how it works and how it can help astronomers uncover the secrets of the…
Hubble Image of Galaxy NGC 3079
First released in 1999, this Hubble image of the day shows Galaxy NGC 3079, which located 50 million light-years from Earth. A lumpy bubble of…
Spitzer Measures the Physical Properties of NEO 2009BD
Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, a new study measures the physical properties of NEO 2009BD. Asteroids (or comets) whose orbits bring them close to the…
New Cassini Images of Saturn and Its Moons
NASA’s Cassini imagining team has released new “holiday themed” images of Saturn, Titan and Enceladus. This holiday season, feast your eyes on images of Saturn…
Astronomers Discover a Gamma-Ray Burst without a Radio Afterglow
In new study, astronomers detail the discovery of a gamma-ray burst without a radio afterglow. Astronomers led by a Curtin University researcher have discovered a…
Infrared Dark Clouds Reveal Why Some Stars are Bigger than Others
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array telescope, astronomers surveyed the cores of some of the darkest, coldest, and densest clouds in our Galaxy to find…
Hubble Views Spiral Galaxy ESO 373-8
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 373-8, which is located roughly 25 million light-years away. Located some 25 million light-years away, this…
Massive Stars Map the Structure of the Milky Way
By using the distribution of young massive stars to probe the structure of the Milky Way, astronomers have reaffirmed that our galaxy has four spiral…
A New Technique for Determining the Mass of Exoplanets
MIT researchers have developed a new technique for determining the mass of exoplanets using only their transit signal, helping researchers determine the mass of exoplanets…
Study Shows Superluminous Supernovae are Powered by Magnetars
In a new study, researchers show that two of the brightest and most distant supernovae ever discovered (SNLS 06D4eu and SNLS 07D2bv) are likely powered…
New Spitzer Study Analyzes the Era of Star Formation in Galaxy Clusters
By observing the last major growth spurt of galaxy clusters, which happened billions of years ago, a newly published Spitzer study examines the rise and…
Hubble Views Variable Star RS Puppis
A new Hubblecast video explores the striking new Hubble observations of a variable star known as RS Puppis. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has observed…
Herschel Discovers a Comet Belt around Fomalhaut C
Using the Herschel Space Observatory, an international team of astronomers has discovered a comet belt around Fomalhaut C. The nearby star Fomalhaut A hosts the…
Astronomers View Eclipsing Double White Dwarf System
Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton telescope present optical and X-ray observations of two tidally distorted, extremely low-mass white dwarfs (WDs) with…
Recently Discovered Luhman 16AB System May Harbor Planet
Detailed analysis of the recently discovered Luhman 16AB system has revealed that the pair of failed stars may be harboring a planet. Pasadena, California —…
SMA Reveals the Hidden Features of Star Cluster W49A
Researchers used the Submillimeter Array at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics to view star cluster W49A, revealing an intricate network of filaments feeding star-building material…
New Colorized Images of Vesta
New colorized images reveal geological structures on the surface of Vesta in unprecedented detail. Some beauty is revealed only at a second glance. When viewed…
