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…
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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)…
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…
Hubble Views a Stellar “Sneezing Fit”
This newly released Hubble image shows bursts of gas from a young star creating structures known as Herbig-Haro objects. Look at the bright star in…
Cassini Reveals Clues about Saturn’s Moon Titan
New data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has helped scientists better understand how Titan’s liquids, solids and gases interact, revealing clues about Saturn’s Earth-like moon. This…
Hubble Detects Water Vapor Over Jupiter’s Moon Europa
In a newly published study, researchers using Hubble Space Telescope data report the detection of transient water vapor at Europa’s south pole. Though it’s five…
NASA’s WISE Views the Helix Nebula
NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer views the dying star known as the Helix Nebula. In an unexpected juxtaposition of cosmic objects that are actually quite…
Herschel and Hubble View the Crab Nebula
In this newly released image, Hubble and Herschel view the Crab Nebula. This image shows a composite view of the Crab Nebula, an iconic…
Astronomers Find the First Evidence of a Noble-Gas Based Molecule in Space
Using data from ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory, astronomers have found the first evidence of a noble-gas based molecule in space – a compound of argon…
New Research Shows Fast Radio Bursts Might Come From Nearby Stars
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reveals that fast radio bursts might come from nearby flaring stars, rather than more energetic events…
Whirlpool Galaxy Changes Astronomers Understanding of Giant Molecular Clouds
New research challenges astronomers’ traditional views about stellar birthplaces, finding that giant molecular clouds are embedded in a kind of molecular fog, which permeates the…
NASA’s Galileo Mission Discovers Clay-Like Minerals on Europa
Using data from NASA’s Galileo mission, researchers have discovered clay-type minerals on the surface of Europa for the first time. A new analysis of data…
Astronomers View the Infrastructure of Gamma-ray Burst Jet 120308A
Astronomers detail the magnetic fields at the heart of GRB 120308A, which was detected by NASA’s Swift satellite in the constellation Ursa Minor. A new…
GBT Reveals Hidden Details in Starburst Galaxy M82
Using the Green Bank Telescope, astronomers reveal never-before-seen details and present the most sensitive maps yet of HCN and HCO+ in the starburst galaxy M82….
NASA’s IRIS Provides Unprecedented Images of Sun
New data from NASA’s Interface Region Imaging Spectrometer is making it possible to study the explosive phenomena in the region located between the surface of…
New Research Implies That Current Theories of Star Formation are Incomplete
A new study from an international team of researchers has measured the lowest dust mass of a galaxy to date, leaving the researchers to believe…