ESA’s Venus Express Reveals Increasing Wind Speeds on Venus
Using the Venus Monitoring Camera, scientists tracked the movements of distinct cloud features in the atmosphere of Venus over a period of 10 Venusian years,…
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Herschel Discovers a Newfound Reservoir of Stellar Fuel
Using data from the Hershel Space Observatory, researchers shed new light on hidden pools of gas, revealing their whereabouts and discovering that there is an…
Pinwheel Spiral Galaxy M101
First published in the XMM-Newton image gallery in 2002, this view of M101 was composed of images taken by XMM-Newton’s Optical Monitor telescope using different…
Module for ESA’s Euclid ‘Dark Universe’ Mission in Development
Astrium has begun development on a fully integrated payload module for ESA’s Euclid ‘Dark Universe’ Mission. The module will incorporate a 1.2 m-diameter telescope feeding…
Hubble Views an Ongoing Cosmic Collision
In this new image, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope views an ongoing cosmic collision between two galaxies. This new image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope…
Hubble Views a Starburst Galaxy
Using the Wide Field Camera 3, Hubble captured this new image of starburst galaxy J125013.50+073441.5. This beautiful, glittering swirl is named, rather un-poetically, J125013.50+073441.5. A…
Hubble Views Galaxy Cluster Abell S1077
This new Hubble images shows galaxy cluster Abell S1077 and is based in part on data spotted by Nick Rose in the Hubble’s Hidden Treasures…
Hubble Views Galaxy 2MASX J05210136-2521450
This new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows galaxy 2MASX J05210136-2521450. When we look into the distant cosmos, the great majority of the objects…
Herschel Makes Detailed Observations of a Hot Molecular Gas at the Center of the Milky Way
Using ESA’s Herschel Space Observatory, scientists have detected and analyzed a variety of simple molecules at the center of Milky Way, allowing them to probe…
ESA’s Mars Express Captures New Images of Sulci Gordii
ESA’s Mars Express has captured new images of a region on Mars known as Sulci Gordii, which lies about 200 km east of Olympus Mons….
Herschel Solves Mystery of Origin of Water in the Upper Atmosphere of Jupiter
Using the Herschel space observatory, researchers have solved the mystery as to the origin of water in the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, finding conclusive evidence…
Hubble Views Globular Cluster Palomar 2
In this image, the Hubble Space Telescope shows globular cluster Palomar 2, which is part of a group of 15 globulars known as the Palomar…
Astronomers Discover Earliest Starburst Galaxy Ever Observed
A large team of astronomers has discovered the earliest starburst galaxy ever observed. Occurring just 880 million years after the Big Bang, HFLS3 is a…
Hubble Views Elliptical Galaxy NGC 2768
This new Hubble image shows the dusty details of elliptical galaxy NGC 2768. The soft glow in this image is NGC 2768, an elliptical galaxy…
Astronomers Watch as a Black Hole Feeds on a Low-Mass Object
Using ESA’s Integral space observatory, astronomers discovered and watched a black hole in galaxy NGC 4845 feed on a low-mass object that strayed too close….
Detailed Map Reveals New Information about the Age, Contents and Origins of the Universe
Based on the first 15.5 months of all-sky observations, scientists have created the most detailed map ever made of the oldest light in the universe,…
Astronomers Discover Some of the Youngest Stars Ever Seen
A team of astronomers has found some of the youngest stars ever seen, giving scientists a window into the earliest and least understood phases of…
Black Hole and Red Dwarf Orbit Each Other Once Every 2.4 Hours
Using data from ground observations and space telescopes, researchers have identified a red dwarf and black hole that orbit each other once every 2.4 hours,…