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…
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 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…
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…
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 have discovered a new marker to track the course of the solar cycle, providing a new way to watch the way the magnetic fields…
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…
Using a global network of radio telescopes, astronomers have measured the distance to the Pleiades at 443 light-years – accurate to within one percent. Astronomers…
A team of astronomers studying the surface vibrations in thirty-four young stars has found a clear relationship between seismic observables and evolutionary status, and in…
Data from the Spitzer Space Telescope has revealed a huge amount of fresh dust around NGC 2547-ID8, leaving scientists to believe that two large asteroids…
New research shows without a doubt that white dwarf stars can reignite and explode as supernovae. Astronomers using ESA’s Integral gamma-ray observatory have demonstrated beyond…
A team of astronomers has discovered that filaments of star-forming gas near the Orion Nebula may be brimming with pebble-size particles. If confirmed, these particles…
A team of astronomers has discovered indications of water clouds in the coldest known brown dwarf, which is located 7.3 light-years from Earth. Astronomers have…
A new four minute ScienceCasts video examines evidence that our solar system is inside a bubble of hot gas created by supernova explosions. ScienceCasts: Evidence…
The Eta Carinae star system reveals new clues about its nature through the X-rays it generates, including how the winds from the stars interact. The…
Astronomers used a vast network of radio telescopes to obtain many images of supernova 2014J, revealing a lack of radio emission from the supernova and…
Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics have detected a pair of white dwarf stars that orbit in about 20 minutes and that can be…
Using the LOFAR High Frequency Antennas, a team of researchers has observed cosmic particles and magnetic fields in spiral galaxy M51. The object Messier 51…
A newly published study from the Institute of Astrophysics of Andalusia discards the possibility that type Ia supernovae might stem from explosions of white dwarfs…