Fireworks on the Sun
The Sun continues to be active! This movie from the Solar Dynamics Observatory starts at 11:35 UT on March 24,…
Saturday, March 26, 2011 – Lights Out for Earth Hour!
At 8:30 PM on Saturday 26th March 2011, lights will switch off around the globe for Earth Hour and people…
Behind the Scenes at the Keck Observatory
[/caption] For about 300 nights out of the year, Mauna Kea on the Big Island of Hawaii is one of…
Stardust-NExT sees Jets and impact crater at Comet Tempel 1 and says Farewell !
[/caption]Farewell Stardust-NExT ! Today marks the end to the final chapter in the illustrious saga of NASA’s Stardust-NExT spacecraft, a…
Companion Stars Could Cause Unexpected X-Rays
Many types of main sequence stars emit in the X-ray portion of the spectra. In massive stars, strong stellar winds…
New Look Inside Tycho Supernova Remnant Hints at Cosmic Ray Origins
[/caption] The Chandra X-Ray Observatory has taken a brand new, deep look inside the Tycho Supernova Remnant and found a…
Perseus Cluster Thicker Around the Middle Than Thought
[/caption] The Japanese Suzaku X-ray telescope has just taken a close look at the Perseus galaxy cluster, and revealed it's…
Famous Binary Cygnus-X1 Displays First-Ever Polarized Emissions
[/caption] Using the IBIS telescope onboard the European Space Agency’s INTEGRAL satellite, researchers have reported the first measurements of polarization…
Scientists Predict Arctic Could Be Ice-Free Within Decades
[/caption] Bad news for what is now the beginning of the “melt season” in the Arctic. Right now, the sea…
Where In The Universe Challenge #141
It’s time once more for another Where In The Universe Challenge (sorry for the short hiatus...) Name where in the…