Supernova Discovered in M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
A new supernova (exploding star) has been discovered in the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. M51, The Whirlpool galaxy is a…
Free Book Downloads! National Academies Press Offers More Than 4,000 Titles
Are you hungry for knowledge? Well, if you've got a filet mignon appetite and a hamburger budget, then get in…
LOFAR So Far… Digging Deep Into Our Universe
[/caption] The International LOFAR telescope is a Pan-European collaborative project led by ASTRON Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy. The radio…
Cassini at Saturn, the Movie
Science becomes art! A unique and stunning compilation of images of the Saturn system from the Cassini mission. Created by…
Revealing A Hybrid Star Cluster
[/caption] Almost a century ago, astronomers Shapley and Melotte began classifying star clusters. This rough, initial go-around took in the…
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Old Star Clusters Shed New Light on Starbirth
[/caption] Hovering about the galactic plane and locked in the embrace of a spiral galaxy's arms, open star clusters usually…
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Era of Space Shuttle Endeavour Ends with June 1 landing at the Kennedy Space Center
[/caption] KENNEDY SPACE CENTER - Space Shuttle Endeavour and her six man crew landed safely today at the Kennedy Space…
Bringing the Solar System Down to Earth
As a part of NASA's ongoing Year of the Solar System – which is actually a single Martian year long, or…
MOST… Cutting To The Heart Of A Wolf-Rayet Star
[/caption] In 1867, astronomers using the 40 cm Foucault telescope at the Paris Observatory, discovered three stars in the constellation…