The Destructive Results of a Mighty Supernova Explosion
This composite image shows the remnant of a supernova that would have been witnessed on Earth 3,700 years ago. This image from the Chandra X-Ray…
This composite image shows the remnant of a supernova that would have been witnessed on Earth 3,700 years ago. This image from the Chandra X-Ray…
With the aid of computer simulations, a team of scientists has now succeeded in explaining the origin of the magnetic field deep inside Jupiter. Superlatives…
A newly published study from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia discards the possibility that type Ia supernovae might stem from explosions of white dwarfs…
This new image from the European Southern Observatory shows two dramatic star formation regions (NGC 3603 and NGC 3576) in the southern Milky Way. This…
This newly released image from NASA’s Curiosity Rover shows a gray patch of rock material at the “Bonanza King” location. NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used…
This new four minute ScienceCasts video examines how researchers are beginning to measure exoplanets with extraordinary precision. ScienceCasts: Sizing up an Exoplanet: Astronomers are not…
A team of astronomers has uncovered rhythmic pulsations from a rare breed of black hole in archival data from NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer satellite….
This newly released Mars Express image shows craters within the Hellas Basin in the southern highlands of Mars. Scarring the southern highlands of Mars is…
A team of astronomers from the University of Maryland has accurately measured a black hole in galaxy M82, revealing that is about 400 times the…
Taken by ESA’s Rosetta Spacecraft, this new image of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko shows the diversity of surface structures on the comet’s nucleus. The image was taken…
This newly released Hubble image shows multiple Messier objects and numerous galaxies in the Canes Venatici constellation. This stunning new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble…
First released in 2005, this Hubble image of the day shows barred spiral galaxy NGC 1300. One of the largest Hubble Space Telescope images ever…
A newly published study reveals that seven tiny grains of dust captured by NASA’s Stardust Spacecraft probably came from outside our solar system, perhaps created…
An international team of researchers has produced new maps of the material located between the stars in the Milky Way, moving astronomers closer to solving…
Scientists are using Chandra data to help determine what caused the Type Ia supernova SN 2014J to explode. New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…
Researchers at the University of Tennessee have discovered that near-Earth asteroid 1950 DA is held together by cohesive forces called van der Waals. Researchers at…
A new four minute ScienceCast video examines what might happen if the atmosphere of Comet Siding Spring, which is about to fly historically close to…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that interstellar molecules may be silicon-capped hydrocarbons like SiC3H, SiC4H, and SiC5H. Over the vast, empty…