Hubble Detects Plasma Ejections Shooting From V Hydrae
Hubble observations have revealed a string of super-hot blobs, each with a temperature of more than 17,000 degrees Fahrenheit, being ejected from a dying star….
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ESO VISTA Telescope Reveals Hidden Stars in Messier 78
ESO’s VISTA reveals stars that are just forming within the cosmic dust of Messier 78. In this new image of the nebula Messier 78, young…
Chandra Telescope Reveals Evidence for a “Wandering” Black Hole
Astronomers have discovered a “wandering” black hole in the outer regions of a galaxy about 4.5 billion light-years from Earth. Evidence suggests this newly discovered…
ALMA Reveals the First Hot Core Found Outside the Milky Way
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, a team of astronomers reveal the first hot core to be found outside the Milky Way. A hot and…
Memory Changes May Occur in Women Decades Earlier Than Previously Thought
New research from the Brigham and Women’s Hospital reveals that the reproductive stage, not simply chronological age, may contribute to changes in memory and brain…
NASA Research Reveals That Mercury is Active
New research suggests that Mercury is contracting even today, joining Earth as a tectonically active planet. Images obtained by NASA’s MErcury Surface, Space ENvironment, GEochemistry,…
Astronomers Explore the Hubble Ultra Deep Field
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, international teams of astronomers explore the distant corner of the Universe first revealed in the iconic images of the…
Hubble Finds a Planet Orbiting Pair of Stars in System OGLE-2007-BLG-349
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has confirmed the existence of a planet orbiting two stars in the system OGLE-2007-BLG-349, located 8,000…
Evidence of Surprising Activity on Europa
NASA will host a teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, September 26, to present new findings from images captured by the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope…
Researchers Measure Magnetic Fields in the Vicinity of a Black Hole
A team of researchers has measured the magnetic fields in the vicinity of the supermassive black hole at the center of NGC 1052. Two particle…
Hubble Views Cosmic Fragments of Comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami
This newly released Hubble image shows comet 332P/Ikeya-Murakami. This intriguing new image captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a dust-bathed cluster of fragments…
NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft Begins Final Year of Its Voyage
After more than 12 years of exploring Saturn, NASA’s Cassini Spacecraft has entered the final year of its voyage. The conclusion of the historic scientific…
Chandra Detects X-Rays from Pluto
Using Chandra, a team of astronomers has detected X-rays from Pluto for the first time. This X-ray emission comes from the interaction between Pluto’s atmosphere…
Speckle Imaging Helps Provide the Highest-Resolution Images Available of TRAPPIST-1
Using the Gemini-South telescope and a speckle imaging camera, a team of astronomers have obtained the highest-resolution images available of TRAPPIST-1. When it comes…
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Views a Streamlined Form in Lethe Vallis, Mars
This newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a portion of Lethe Vallis, an outflow channel that also transported lava. This image was…
A Riddle for Our Time – Astronomers Examine Cosmic History
In a newly published study, a team of astronomers call attention to a neglected riddle of the expansion of the universe: although cosmic acceleration might…
Astronomers Detect Young Magnetar in Supernova Remnant, Likely the Slowest Pulsar Ever Discovered
Astronomers may have detected the slowest spinning neutron star to date. The object is in the middle of the RCW 103 supernova remnant, which is…
Astronomers Discover an Unusual Mix of Stars in Terzan 5
An international team of astronomers has revealed the unusual mix of stars in the stellar cluster known as Terzan 5. The new results indicate that…