Astronomers Search for Trigger of Nearby Supernova
New data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory is helping astronomers determine what caused SN 2014J to explode, revealing information about the environment around the star…
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‘Hot Jupiters’ Can Force Their Host Stars to Wobble
A new study from Cornell University shows that when the “Hot Jupiters” approach their host star, the planet can force the star’s spin axis to…
Astronomers Measure Molecular Emission and Dust Temperatures of the Pipe Nebula
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics recently completed a study of the dense cores of the Pipe Nebula, revealing that the cores are very…
High-Resolution Images Reveal Surface of Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko
High-Resolution images taken by OSIRIS reveal a detailed scientific description of the surface of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. High-resolution images of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko reveal a unique, multifaceted…
Kepler Data Helps Pinpoint ‘Venus Zone’ Around Stars
Using data from the Kepler Space Telescope, astronomers have defined the inner and outer edges of the “Venus Zone” — the point at which a…
Astronomers Solve Quasar Sequence Mystery
New research helps solves a quasar mystery that astronomers have been puzzling over for 20 years, presenting a pathway to a better understanding of how…
The Most Complete and Detailed X-Ray View of Puppis A
This new image of supernova remnant Puppis A includes data from Chandra and XMM-Newton and is the most complete and detailed X-ray view to date,…
Hubble Discovers a Companion Star to a Rare Type of Supernova
Using optical light data and Hubble’s UV light images, astronomers have discovered the companion star of a rare Type IIb supernova. The discovery confirms a…
Interactions between Cold Dark Matter and Radiation Leads to a Dramatic Reduction in Satellite Galaxies
A newly published study from Durham University shows that interactions between cold dark matter and radiation leads to a dramatic reduction in the number of…
Astronomers Discover First Evidence of Water Ice Clouds Outside Our Solar System
Using the FourStar imager at Las Campanas Observatory, scientists have discovered evidence of water ice clouds on a newly discovered brown dwarf WISE J085510.83-071442.5 (W0855)…
Experimental Cosmologists Probe Beyond the Big Bang
Cornell’s experimental cosmology research group recently announced the first results from a Cosmic Microwave Background study using a polarization-sensitive camera (ACTPol). A long tradition of…
Researchers Discover New Evidence of Planets Forming 335 Light Years from Earth
Using a technique called “spectro-astrometry,” which enables small changes in the position of the carbon monoxide emission to be measured, astronomers have discovered new evidence…
Fermi Reveals Gamma-Ray Variability of Thirteen Blazars
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics used Fermi to monitor the gamma-ray variability of thirteen blazars, finding evidence that the emission arises in several…
New Research Explores Cosmological Simulations of Multicomponent Cold Dark Matter
New breakthrough research on dark matter explores dark matter candidates as quantum flavor-mixed particles and demonstrates that the two-component dark matter model agrees with observational…
Newly Identified Galactic Supercluster Clarifies the Boundaries of Our Galactic Neighborhood
Astronomers have identified a new galactic supercluster, clarifying the boundaries of our galactic neighborhood and establishing previously unrecognized linkages among various galaxy clusters in the…
NASA’s STEREO Spacecraft Witnesses a Dramatic Solar Eruption
New images from NASA’s Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory show a dramatic solar eruption captured by one of STEREO’s two spacecraft, STEREO-B, which currently has a…
Scientists Reveal New Clues to Determining the Solar Cycle
Scientists have discovered a new marker to track the course of the solar cycle, providing a new way to watch the way the magnetic fields…
Hyades Supercomputer Reveals Why Sibling Stars Look Alike
A newly published study details how astronomers from UC Santa Cruz used supercomputer simulations to trace the mixing of chemical elements in star-forming clouds, finding…
