Planck Space Telescope Reveals the Magnetic Field Lines of the Milky Way
A new fingerprint-like map from the Planck Space Telescope reveals the magnetic field lines of the Milky Way galaxy, allowing astronomers to study the structure…
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Astronomers Make Most Precise Measurement of a Distant Neutron Star
By using the space between stars and galaxies as a giant lens, astronomers made the highest resolution measurement ever achieved of a distant neutron star….
Astronomers Measure the Length of an Exoplanet Day
Using data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers have measured the length of an exoplanet day for the first time, revealing that a day on…
Chemical Analysis Reveals that Nearby Galaxy Segue 1 is a “Fossil” from the Early Universe
By analyzing the chemical elements in nearby galaxy Segue 1, new research reveals that it is the least chemically evolved galaxy known and researchers believe…
Jupiter’s Moon Ganymede May Have Oceans and Ice Stacked Up in Multiple Layers
New research based on laboratory experiments shows that Jupiter’s moon Ganymede may have oceans and ice stacked up in multiple layers like a club sandwich….
Scientists Discover that Gamma-Ray Bursts Behave Differently than Previously Thought
Scientists have discovered that gamma-ray bursts behave differently than previously thought, changing the theoretical understandings of the afterglows of gamma-ray bursts. Research from an international…
Astronomers Discover a Hypervelocity Globular Cluster
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have discovered a runaway star cluster that is moving at more than two million miles per hour. Cambridge,…
Cosmic Web Imager Views Intergalactic Medium, Directly Observes “Dim Matter”
Using the Cosmic Web Imager, astronomers from Caltech have obtained the first three-dimensional pictures of the intergalactic medium. Caltech astronomers have taken unprecedented images of…
New Herschel Data Reveal Insight into the Internal Dynamics of Two Young Galaxies
Researchers have discovered a young galaxy, called S0901, rotating in a calm manner typical of more developed galaxies like our own spiral Milky Way. New…
Astronomers Uncover Debris Disks Hidden in Past Hubble Images
By applying new image processing techniques, astronomers uncovered images of debris disks hidden away in Hubble infrared data taken over a decade ago. With the…
Astrophysicists Examine Orbit Flips in Exoplanet Systems
Astrophysicists from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics examine orbit flips in exoplanet systems, presenting a previously unidentified mechanism whereby such interactions can completely flip the…
Spitzer and WISE Discover Coldest Known Brown Dwarf
NASA’s WISE and Spitzer Space Telescope have discovered the coldest known brown dwarf, which is located 7.2 light-years away. NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)…
Early Chemistry of a Star’s Protoplanetary Disc Shapes Life-Friendly Atmospheres
A new study reveals that the chemistry of a star’s protoplanetary disc could influence the later composition of planetary atmospheres. Born in a disc of…
Astronomers Reveal Relationship Between the Color of a Galaxy and the Size of Its Bulge
Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey to group together over half a million galaxies of all different colors, shapes, and masses, new research…
Researchers Reveal New Method for Studying Binary Star Systems
Using data from the Kepler spacecraft, researchers from the University of Washington confirm the first “self-lensing” binary star system. What looked at first like a…
Nearly Completed VPHAS+ Catalog to Include 300 Million Stars
Nearly completed, the VPHAS+ catalog will include stars and nebulae that are as much as 1500 times fainter than the ones in the older catalog,…
Kepler Discovers Earth-Size Planet Orbiting a Star in the ‘Habitable Zone’
Astronomers have discovered the first Earth-size planet orbiting a star in the “habitable zone,” confirming that Earth-size planets exist in the habitable zones of other…
Scientists Reveal Neutron Star Glitches Have a Minimum Size
New research reveals that sudden speed jumps in the rotational velocity of pulsars have a minimum size, and that they are caused not by the…
