Magnetic Fields Dominate Young Stars of all Sizes?
[/caption] When it comes to the role of magnetism in the formation of stars, size might not matter. A team…
IYA Live Telescope Today: Messier 107
Did you get a chance to watch Galactic TV this morning? Although our skies didn't last long before the clouds…
Add Heat, Then Tectonics: Narrowing the Hunt for Life in Space
In order to support life, an exoplanet should simply hang out where heat from its star is just right for liquid…
Planet-Forming Disk Discovered Orbiting Binary System
[/caption] Science fiction is lousy with examples of planets that orbit a system of two suns. Tatooine, in the Star…
Where In The Universe #57
Are you ready for another Where In The Universe Challenge? Take a look and see if you can name where…
Wild Little Mercury to Cause Interplanetary Smashup? Maybe.
[/caption] The chaotic evolution of the planetary orbits in the Solar System could cause a close approach or even a…
Lunar, Solar Eclipses Hold Secrets to Other Worlds
[/caption] Want to know about the atmospheres of planets around other stars, and the stars themselves? Start at home. A…
Astronomers Announce First Newborn Stars at Milky Way’s Core
[/caption] Astronomers have found the first evidence of newborn stars at the center of the Milky Way, a region once…
IYA Live Telescope – Kaguya Impact: 18:30 UT / THE MOON
The Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya will end its two-year mission with a controlled impact on the Moon’s surface on June…
First Extra-Galactic Planet May Have Been Detected
[/caption] Using a technique called Pixel-lensing, a group of astronomers in Italy may have detected a planet orbiting another star.…