Three Super-Earths Discovered in Habitable Zone of Nearby Star GJ 677C
By adding HARPS observations, along with data from several other telescopes, to previous data about Gliese 667C, a team of astronomers discovered that this system…
By adding HARPS observations, along with data from several other telescopes, to previous data about Gliese 667C, a team of astronomers discovered that this system…
Using the Australia Telescope Compact Array, two new studies detail the discovery of raw materials used in the making of stars. A CSIRO radio telescope…
Since their launch in 2008, the two Wide-angle Imaging Neutral-atom Spectrometers (TWINS) satellites have been providing scientists with data on Earth’s magnetosphere and the first…
Using Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 2, NASA/ESA has captured a face-on image of the spiral galaxy Messier 61. The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured…
New data from supernova SN 2012fr has allowed scientists to better calibrate all Type Ia Supernova observations to measure distances in the Universe, using…
New observations of our Sun, combined with computer modeling, have helped astronomers resolve a decade-long argument over how to measure the accretion rates of growing…
This new Hubble Space telescope image shows two interacting galaxies, spiral galaxy NGC 2936 and elliptical galaxy NGC 2937, which are collectively known as Arp…
Data from meteorites and NASA’s Spirit rover has revealed new information about the chemical composition and evolution of Mars, suggesting that Mars had an oxygen-rich…
A newly published study helps explain the metamorphosis of the moon’s water ice, providing insight into how radiation can change the chemistry of water ice…
Using the 2.1-meter Otto Struve Telescope, a team of astronomers have discovered pulsations from the crystalized remnant of the burnt-out star GD 518. Austin —…
Using the combined power of the Unit Telescopes of ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have gathered new data on dust around the black hole at…
The SNfactory has released a new dataset based on 32 nights of repeated observations of supernova 2011fe, beginning two weeks before the supernova reached its…
On the 19th of July, NASA’s Cassini probe will take a mosaic picture of Earth while Saturn is eclipsing the sun from Cassini’s point of…
Using the Venus Monitoring Camera, scientists tracked the movements of distinct cloud features in the atmosphere of Venus over a period of 10 Venusian years,…
In two new studies, researchers confirm that the 70km asteroid Crantor and two smaller asteroids (2010 EU65 and 2011 QF99) are co-orbiting with Uranus. Astrophysicists from the…
A new seventeen-minute video shows the motions of structures of the nearby universe in greater detail than ever before, revealing a dynamic three-dimensional representation of…
Using the 2.6-meter (8.5-foot) telescope at the Byurakan Observatory, astronomers monitored the flare stars HU Del, CM Dra, WX UMa, and VW Com over a…
In this newly released image, the Hubble Space Telescope views two galaxies that are currently colliding to form a new one. The contorted object captured…