New ScienceCast Video Explores the 715 New Worlds Confirmed by Kepler
A new three-minute ScienceCast video explores the 715 new planets that were just verified by NASA’s Kepler mission. ScienceCasts: A Sudden Multiplication of Planets Years…
A new three-minute ScienceCast video explores the 715 new planets that were just verified by NASA’s Kepler mission. ScienceCasts: A Sudden Multiplication of Planets Years…
This newly released Spitzer image shows the supernova in galaxy M82, the closest supernova of its kind to be observed in the last few decades….
Using a technique called verification by multiplicity, astronomers discovered 715 new planets from Kepler data. NASA’s Kepler mission announced Wednesday the discovery of 715 new…
Using a new infrared technique, astronomers have detected water in the atmosphere of Tau Boötes b, a hot-Jupiter planet outside our solar system. Water has…
New research from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals new insights into how cosmic seeds can grow into massive stars. Cambridge, Massachusetts – New images…
Using the Deep Space Network antenna, scientists have gathered new radar data on asteroid 2006 DP14 that show the physical characteristics of the asteroid and…
This newly released image of star cluster Messier 7 was taken by the Wide Field Imager on the MPG/ESO 2.2-meter telescope. A new image from…
A newly completed statistical study of the optical and infrared properties of 330,811 galaxies traces the evolution of galaxies that host massive black holes. Our…
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory viewed a significant solar flare, classified as a X4.9-class flare, on February 24, 2014. The sun emitted a significant solar flare,…
New updates to the PAH Infrared Spectroscopic Database allow scientists to map the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and track its role across the universe….
This newly released Hubble image shows a small part of the Large Magellanic Cloud. This stunning new Hubble image shows a small part of…
Using data from the European Space Agency’s Venus Express, astronomers have discovered planet-sized space weather explosions at Venus. Researchers recently discovered that a common space…
This newly released Spitzer image shows runaway star Kappa Cassiopeiae, a hot supergiant moving at around 2.5 million mph relative to its neighbors (1,100 kilometers…
Using gamma-ray observations, astronomers discover a record-breaking black widow binary. Black widow spiders and their Australian cousins, known as redbacks, are notorious for their tainted…
Using RXTE satellite data, researchers have revealed a dozen instances where X-ray signals from active galaxies dimmed as a result of a cloud of gas…
NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array untangles the mysteries of what happens to stars when they explode. One of the biggest mysteries in astronomy, how stars…
A newly published study details what happens during the destruction of a star as it falls into a black hole, explaining why observers might fail…
A team of astronomers used the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the average motion of hundreds of individual stars over a seven-year period, revealing for…