Astronomers Discover Clouds of Glowing Hydrogen Gas around a Red Supergiant Star
This newly released image from ESO’s Paranal Observatory shows the super star cluster Westerlund 1 and the newly discovered clouds of glowing hydrogen gas around…
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New Survey Maps Where Stars Are Born
Astronomers have completed the largest-ever survey of dense gas clouds in the Milky Way, cataloging and mapping more than 6,000 gas clouds and allowing astronomers…
Comet-Like Activity Discovered in Near-Earth Object Don Quixote
Using data from the Spitzer Space Telescope, CfA astronomers discover comet-like activity in Near-Earth Object Don Quixote. Near Earth Objects (NEOs) are asteroids or comets…
Newly Discovered Planetary Candidates are Nearly Skimming Their Host Star’s Surface
New research presented at the American Astronomical Society’s Division of Planetary Sciences details the discovery of planetary candidates with orbital periods as short as four…
Water Discovered in Remnants of Rocky Planetary Body Outside Our Solar System
Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the large telescopes of the W. M. Keck Observatory, scientists have found the first evidence of a water-rich rocky…
Hubble Views Elliptical Galaxy PGC 6240
This Hubble Space Telescope image shows elliptical galaxy PGC 6240, which is located in the southern constellation of Hydrus. The beautiful, petal-like shells of galaxy…
Astronomers Discover a Free-Floating Planet
Using the Pan-STARRS 1 wide-field survey telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered a free-floating planet that is 80 light-years away from Earth. An international…
ESO’s Very Large Telescope Views the Toby Jug Nebula
Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers captured new images of the Toby Jug Nebula. ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a remarkably detailed image…
Old Hubble Images Reveal Neptune’s “Lost” Moon
Using new techniques to suppress Neptune’s glare, astronomers view Neptune’s innermost moon for the first time since it was discovered by Voyager 1989. Neptune’s tiny,…
Carbon-Rich Interior in Super-Earth 55 Cancri e Less Likely Than Previously Thought
A new study shows that planet 55 Cancri e is less likely to consist largely of diamond, revealing that the carbon-to-oxygen ratio appears to be…
ALMA Observatory Receives Final Antenna
The ALMA Observatory has received the final antenna for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array project. The final antenna for the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA)…
Runaway Binary LP 400-22 is Leaving the Galaxy
A new study examines runaway binary LP400-22, providing key insights into runaway stars, white-dwarf binaries, and the complex interactions going on in dense stellar clusters….
Double Star Fomalhaut System is Actually a Triple Star System
New research from scientists at the University of Rochester reveals that the Fomalhaut star system contains a third star, Fomalhaut C. The nearby star system…
ALMA Discovers a Protostar Surrounded by a Large Hot Gas Cloud
An international team of astronomers has observed an infrared dark cloud surrounding a baby star that is about ten times larger than those found around…
Scientists Believe Mars Crater Is the Remains of an Ancient Supervolcano
Based on images and topographic data, new research shows that the Eden Patera basin on Mars is a volcanic caldera, not an impact crater. A…
Hubblecast Video Explains How Hubble “Looks Back in Time”
This seven-minute Hubblecast video helps explain how Hubble “looks back in time” to see the Universe as it was billions of years ago. Hubblecast 68:…
Hubble Views Planetary Nebula NGC 2452
This newly released Hubble image shows planetary nebula NGC 2452. This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image shows the planetary nebula NGC 2452, located in the…
Astronomers View Distant Galaxy Powered by Primordial Hydrogen
A newly published study details how astronomers detected cold streams of primordial hydrogen, vestigial matter left over from the Big Bang, fueling a distant star-forming…