VLT, Hubble Smash Record for Eyeing Most Distant Galaxy
[/caption] Using the Hubble Space Telescope and the Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers have looked back to find the most…
The Tug of Exoplanets on Exoplanets
Earlier this year, I wrote about how an apparent change in the orbital characteristics of a planet around TrES-2b may…
NASA’s Ames Director Announces “100 Year Starship”
[/caption] The Director of NASA’s Ames Center, Pete Worden has announced an initiative to move space flight to the next…
First Law of Thermodynamics
[/caption] Ever wonder how heat really works? Well, not too long ago, scientists, looking to make their steam engines more…
What are Earthquake Fault Lines?
Every so often, in different regions of the world, the Earth feels the need to release energy in the form…
Stolen: Magellanic Clouds – Return to Andromeda
The Magellanic Clouds are an oddity. Their relative velocity is suspiciously close to the escape velocity of the Milky Way…
Underground Acquifers Fed Long-Lived Oceans, Lakes on Ancient Mars
[/caption] Images from the spacecraft orbiting Mars seem to indicate the Red Planet may once have had oceans and lakes,…
365 Days of Astronomy Podcast to Continue in 2011
If you've been considering contributing a podcast to the 365 Days of Astronomy but just haven't gotten around to it…
The Habitability of Gliese 581d
The Gliese 581 system has been making headlines recently for the most newly announced planet that may lie in the…
Hubble Spins the Wheel on Star Birth
[/caption] Galaxies are like snowflakes, with no two looking exactly the same. The latest image released from the Hubble Space…