Dark Energy Survey Reveals a Rare Superluminous Supernova
The Dark Energy Survey has revealed a rare, ‘superluminous’ supernova that erupted in a galaxy 7.8 billion light years away. The first images taken by…
The Dark Energy Survey has revealed a rare, ‘superluminous’ supernova that erupted in a galaxy 7.8 billion light years away. The first images taken by…
Using data from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory, astronomers have discovered that the solar atmosphere of the sun is larger than previously thought, extending out…
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA’s XMM-Newton, a new study of the Perseus galaxy cluster has revealed a mysterious X-ray signal. A…
Using the Green Bank Telescope, Very Long Baseline Array, and other observatories, astronomers have identified possibly the coldest, faintest white dwarf star ever detected. A…
A newly published study reveals evidence that nitrogen in the atmosphere of Saturn’s moon Titan originated in conditions similar to the cold birthplace of the…
Using data from the Cassini spacecraft, astronomers from Cornell University have discovered mysterious geologic object that has appeared in the second-largest sea on Saturn’s moon…
This newly released Hubble image shows spiral galaxy NGC 2441 and supernova SN1995E. This bright spiral galaxy is known as NGC 2441, located in the…
Using a large array of satellites and space observatories, astronomers discovered that winds blowing from a supermassive black hole in NGC 5548 work to obscure…
Using images from NASA’s Swift satellite, astronomers have measured the amount of water production from comet C/2013 A1. In late May, NASA’s Swift satellite imaged…
Using infrared data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have measured the size of an asteroid candidate (near-Earth asteroid 2011 MD) for NASA’s Asteroid Redirect…
Using data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers take a significant step forward in understanding how dwarf galaxies contributed to the star population in our…
First released in 2009, this Hubble image of the day shows Stephan’s Quintet. A clash among members of a famous galaxy quintet reveals an assortment…
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have discovered a water-building molecule in three planetary nebulas. Using ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory,…
Researchers from University College London and the University of New South Wales have developed a new model that focuses on methane to detect life on…
Using data from NASA’s MESSENGER mission, scientists have identified hot flow anomalies in Mercury’s bow shock over the course of two planetary years. The solar…
NASA scientists are using the Hubble Space Telescope to identify any objects orbiting within the Kuiper Belt that the NASA New Horizons mission spacecraft could…
New research from NASA scientists has revealed a previously unidentified material in Titan’s atmosphere, helping scientists understand more about the complex mixture of molecules that makes…
A new model will help reveal the evolution of Pluto’s moon Charon by predicting different fracture patterns on the surface of Charon depending on the…