Supercomputer Simulations Reveal the Violent Birth of Neutron Stars
Scientists at the Max Planck Institute used some of the most powerful supercomputers in the world to generate elaborate computer simulations showing the violent birth…
Astrophysics
Study Suggest Spiral Galaxies Are Larger Than Previously Thought
A newly published study from the University of Colorado suggests that spiral galaxies, like the Milky Way, are larger than previously thought. Let’s all fist…
Chandra Reveals New Details About the Remains of Supernova Remnant G1.9+0.3
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers have discovered new details about the remains of a supernova that is the most recent, in Earth’s time frame,…
Astronomers Discover Transiting Planets in Star Cluster NGC 6811
A team of astronomers have discovered two planets (Kepler-66b and Kepler-67b) that are about three-fourths the size of Neptune orbiting Sun-like stars 3,000 light-years from…
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…
CSIRO Detects Raw Materials Used in the Making of the First Stars
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…
Supernova SN 2012fr Reveals Key Link in Comic Distance Ladder
New data from supernova SN 2012fr has allowed scientists to better calibrate all Type Ia Supernova observations to measure distances in the Universe, using the…
New Observations Help Astronomers Learn How Young Stars Accrete Material and Grow
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…
Hubble Views Interacting Galaxy Duo Arp 142
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…
Astronomers Discover Pulsations in Crystalized Remnant of Burnt-Out Star GD 518
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 —…
Discovery Reveals How Black Holes Evolve and Interact with Their Surroundings
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…
SNfactory Collects Data on Supernova 2011fe Just Hours After It Explodes
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…
Researchers Confirm Three Asteroids Are Co-Orbital with Uranus
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…
New Video Maps the Motions of Structures of the Nearby Universe
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…
Astronomers Observe Flare Star WX UMa Becoming 15 Times Brighter
Using the 2.6 meter telescope at the Byurakan Observatory, astronomers monitored the flare stars HU Del, CM Dra, WX UMa, and VW Com over a…
NASA Study Bridges the Gap Between Theory and Black Hole Observations
A newly published study bridges the gap between theory and black hole observation, confirming how stellar-mass black holes produce their highest-energy light by demonstrating that…
Astronomers Obtain the Most Accurate Distance for a Radio Pulsar
Using the Very Long Baseline Array, astronomers have obtained the most accurate distance for a radio pulsar to date, showing that pulsar PSR J2222-0137 is…
Hubble Reveals Evidence of a Planet Forming 7.5 Billion Miles from Its Star
Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope have discovered evidence that a planet is forming 7.5 billion miles away from its star in a vast protoplanetary…
