ESO Captures Dazzling Image of Newly-Forming Stars in the LMC
This dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer instrument (MUSE) on ESO’s Very…
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Researchers Discover Planet-Forming Collision in Kepler 107 System
Two of the planets which are orbiting the star Kepler 107 could be the result of an impact similar to that which affected the Earth…
Explore Alien Exoplanets with New Multimedia Treats
Explore the plethora of planets outside our solar system with new multimedia experiences from NASA’s Exoplanet Exploration Program (ExEP). In addition to a new Exoplanet Travel Bureau…
ALMA Reveals Complex Organic Molecules Around a Young Star
Astronomers using ALMA have detected various complex organic molecules around the young star V883 Ori. A sudden outburst from this star is releasing molecules from…
Astronomers Reveal a Warped and Twisted Milky Way
Our Milky Way galaxy’s disk of stars is anything but stable and flat. Instead, it becomes increasingly ‘warped’ and twisted far away from the Milky…
Hubble Image of the Week – The Darkness Within?
This atmospheric image shows a galaxy named Messier 85, captured in all its delicate, hazy glory by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Messier 85 slants…
Juno Spacecraft Views 5,000 Mile Wide Storm in Jupiter’s Southern Hemisphere
A giant, spiraling storm in Jupiter’s southern hemisphere is captured in this animation from NASA’s Juno spacecraft. The storm is approximately 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers)…
Scientists Chart Environment Surrounding a Stellar-Mass Black Hole
Scientists have charted the environment surrounding a stellar-mass black hole that is 10 times the mass of the Sun using NASA’s Neutron star Interior Composition…
SOFIA Lifts the Veil on Star Formation in the Orion Nebula
The stellar wind from a newborn star in the Orion Nebula is preventing more new stars from forming nearby, according to new research using NASA’s…
Astronomers Release Newest and Best-Yet Image of Ultima Thule
The wonders – and mysteries – of Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69 continue to multiply as NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft beams home new images of…
New Research Solves Key Mystery in the Birth of Massive Black Holes
When the universe was still a baby – less than 1 billion years old – some of its stars turned into monster black holes. A…
Hubble Image of the Day – Wading Through Water
This striking image combines data gathered with the Advanced Camera for Surveys, installed on the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope and data from the Subaru Telescope…
New Simulations Provide Clues on How to Escape a Black Hole
Black holes are known for their voracious appetites, binging on matter with such ferocity that not even light can escape once it’s swallowed up. Less…
Chandra Reveals Valuable Insight About the Environment of Neutron Stars
Data recorded by NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory of a neutron star as it passed through a dense patch of stellar wind emanating from its massive…
Spectacular Hubble Image Shows a Galaxy That Lost Its Spiral Arms
A new study led by Yale University astronomers tells the story of a galaxy that ran out of gas. It’s a story as old as…
Astronomers Discover A Dusty Primordial Star Forming Galaxy
Galaxies with extremely high rates of star formation (from hundreds to thousands of solar-masses worth of stars per year) are rare. Our Milky Way, for…
ESO’s Very Large Telescope Captures a Fleeting Moment in Time
The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for only a short time — around 10,000 years, a blink of an…
Breakthrough Allows Astronomers To See What Makes Sagittarius A* Glow
A black hole four million times as massive as our Sun lurks at the center of the Milky Way. This black hole, called Sagittarius A*…