Astronomers Reach an Important Milestone in the Study of Cluster Mergers
Astronomers reach an important milestone in the study of cluster mergers, showing that member galaxies are still gas-rich and thus can form stars and stimulate…
Astronomers reach an important milestone in the study of cluster mergers, showing that member galaxies are still gas-rich and thus can form stars and stimulate…
Using the multi-object spectrometer for infrared exploration at the W.M. Keck Observatory, astronomers have discovered the farthest galaxy to date – EGS8p7. A team of…
This new image from the 6.5 meter Magellan telescope and the Magellan Infrared Spectrograph reveal the deepest look yet into a region of Orion’s belt…
New research suggests that magnesium peroxide may be abundant in extremely oxidized mantles and cores of rocky planets outside our Solar System. As astronomers continue…
Using Kepler data, a team of astronomers has observed a white dwarf star displaying massive arrhythmic outbursts, which broke the star’s regular pulse and significantly…
Using the Large Millimeter Telescope in its first stages of operation, astronomers study the gas and dust properties of luminous galaxies in the early stages…
Using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers discovered that Markarian 231 is powered by two central black holes furiously whirling about each other….
A new study from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics suggests that if life can travel between the stars (in a process called panspermia), it would…
Using X-ray, radio, and optical data, a team of astronomers has discovered a “radio phoenix” in Abell 1033. This system contains the collision of two…
Here are ten facts about supernovae that you may have not known. Somewhere in the cosmos, a star is reaching the end of its life….
Using data from the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, scientists have confirmed the existence of astrophysical neutrinos from our galaxy as well as cosmic neutrinos from sources…
A team of astronomers has observed a long-hypothesized mechanism for coronal heating in which magnetic waves are converted into heat energy. Modern telescopes and satellites…
Using the XMM-Newton X-ray Satellite, astronomers from the Max Planck Institute observe the events around the black hole at the center of the Milky Way….
In a newly published study a team of astronomers reveals the mystery of how Jupiter and Saturn likely formed. This discovery, which changes our view…
The Dark Energy Survey has discovered 17 dwarf galaxy candidates in the past six months, leaving scientists to believe that there could be many more…
New research hints that Pluto may still be geologically active, a theory that could explain how Pluto’s escaping atmosphere remains flush with nitrogen. The latest…
Using the Gemini Planet Imager, astronomers have discovered a young Jupiter-like planet that is 100 light-years away. One of the best ways to learn how…
A new analysis of 13 supernovae is helping to reveal how some young stars exploded sooner than expected, hurling them to a lonely place far…