Astronomers Discover Triple System of Two White Dwarfs and Neutron Star
Using the Green Bank Telescope, astronomers have discovered a triple star system with two white dwarfs and a neutron star. Astronomers using the National Science…
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Views Two New Solar Flares
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory spots two new solar flares. The sun ushered out 2013 and welcomed 2014 with two mid-level flares on December 31, 2013…
JPL Image of the Day – The Orion Nebula
This Jet Propulsion Laboratory image of the day shows the Orion nebula as seen by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The Orion nebula is featured…
New Research Boosts Binary-Star Formation Theory
New research from the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array makes disk fragmentation the strongest explanation for how close multiple star systems are formed. Using…
Hubble Reveals Cloudy Weather on Exoplanet GJ1214b
Using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, researchers from the University of Chicago have detected clear evidence of clouds in the atmosphere of exoplanet GJ1214b….
NASA’s LRO Views Chang’e 3 Lander
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured the first images of the Chinese Chang’e 3 lander on the Moon. Chang’e 3 landed on Mare Imbrium (Sea…
A Hubble View of the Orion Nebula
Released in 2006, this Hubble image of the Orion Nebula is still one of the most popular images from Hubble to date. In one of…
New NASA Video Recreates Apollo 8’s Historic Flight & Images
Using new data from data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, this seven minute video commemorates the 45th anniversary of Apollo 8’s historic flight by recreating…
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…
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 is located 50 million light-years from Earth. A lumpy bubble…
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 a new study, astronomers detail the discovery of a gamma-ray burst without a radio afterglow. Astronomers led by a Curtin University researcher have discovered…
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…