Galaxy Headed for a Cosmic Collision
The Hubble Space Telescope has taken a photograph of irregular galaxy NGC 1427A on a death plunge into the Fornax…
Jupiter-Sized Star Found
Astronomers have found a core burning star, like our own Sun, that's only 16% larger than Jupiter; although, it has…
Giant Planets Created Primitive Meteorites
Scientists have long been puzzled how chondrules could have formed. These are tiny, millimetre-sized spheres that make up primitive meteorites,…
Young Star Has Grown Up Quickly
Astronomers have found an embryonic star in a stellar nursery giving off a healthy glow of X-rays, even though it's…
Young Universe Was Surprisingly Structured
A team of European astronomers have discovered a highly structured cluster of thousands of galaxies at an incredible 9 billion…
Spitzer Finds Hidden Galaxies
How do you hide some of the brightest galaxies in the Universe? Behind a shroud of dust, of course. NASA's…
Jupiter’s Auroras Helped by Io
Jupiter's massive magnetic field is so powerful, it can generate auroras one thousand times more powerful than we'll see here…
Are We Alone?
The chances are very high that you will encounter another intelligent life-form in the course of your life and when…
Mini-Detector Could Find Life on Mars or Anthrax at the Airport
Recent discoveries on Mars such as methane in the atmosphere, a subterranean ice pack near the equator, and evidence of…
Sea Launch Delivers XM-3 to Orbit
A Zenit-3SL rocket roared up from Sea Launch this morning, delivering a replacement satellite for XM Satellite Radio. The rocket…