Kaguya Will Impact the Moon on June 10
[/caption] The Japanese lunar orbiter Kaguya will end its two-year mission with a controlled impact on the Moon's surface on…
Ultracool Stars Orbit Crazily Around, Outside the Milky Way
[/caption] A recently discovered type of star called ultracool subdwarfs have unusual and wild orbits unlike any ever encountered, with…
The Curious Case of the Shrinking Star
The red supergiant star Betelgeuse is undoubtedly enormous. But it’s shrinking, and astronomers aren’t sure why. Researchers at the University…
Tidal Tails are “Skid Marks” From Famous Galactic Collisions
Acting like CSI sleuths, astronomers have been able to unravel the history of galactic collisions from new images of the…
Volcanoes in Hawaii
[/caption] The Hawaiian Island chain is a group of islands formed by the constant eruption of a volcanic hotspot underneath…
Astronomers Predict Birth of a New Star
[/caption] A computer simulation of the dark nebula Barnard 68 suggests the cloud will collapse into a brand new star…
The Strange Case of Supernova SN2008ha
[/caption] Almost immediately after it was discovered last November by 14-year-old Caroline Moore of the Puckett Observatory Supernova Search Team,…
Beauty and the Beast: The Corona Australis Nebula by Eddie Trimarchi
[/caption] Embedded in the Southern Crown some 424 light years away from us resides an area of incredible beauty surrounded…
Watch Press Conferences Live From AAS
Wish you were at the A A S conference in Pasadena, California? You can watch the press conferences today live,…