Galactic Chimneys Rising Above NGC 2841
NGC 2841. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlargeThis photograph of spiral galaxy NGC 2841 was taken by the Chandra X-Ray…
Book Review: Parallel Worlds
Pandora had her box. Adam and Eve had their apple. Physicists have the expanding universe. Whether the universe expands forever…
What’s Up This Week – March 6 – March 12, 2006
Uranus and its faint ring system which was discovered this week in 1977. Image credit: NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge. If…
Astrophoto: Comet Pojmanski by R. Jay GaBany
Comet Pojmanski by R. Jay GaBany Set your alarm clocks between 4:30 and 5:00AM sometime over the next two or…
Researchers mimic high-pressure form of ice found in giant icy moons
Jupiter's icy moon Callisto. Image credit: NASA Click to enlarge As scientists learn more about our Solar System, they've found…
Andromeda’s Origin is Similar to That of the Milky Way
Andromeda Galaxy taken in ultraviolet. Image credit: GALEX Click to enlarge Astronomers have long believed that the Andromeda galaxy had…
Shock Wave in Stephan’s Quintet Galaxy
Shock wave in Stephen's Quintet captured by Spitzer. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Click to enlarge This photograph, taken by the Spitzer…
Magnetic Fields Confine a Dying Star’s Jets
Artist's illustration represents tightly-wound magnetic field confining jet. Image credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF. Click to enlarge Radio astronomers have uncovered a dying…
The Source of Titan’s Methane
Cassini view of Titan's hazy atmosphere. Image credit: NASA/JPL. Click to enlarge. Titan is unique in the Solar System with…
Cepheids Live in Cocoons
Model image of cepheid L Carinae. Image credit: Click to enlarge The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope Interferometer has…