Spitzer Discovers Early Galaxy Forming Region
A cross-organizational team of astronomers headed by Arjun Dey of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) has pulled together optical,…
Wallpaper: 15 Years of Hubble
It's been 15 years since the magnificent Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit. Since then, it's taken more than…
Book Review: Night Sky Atlas
Knowing where to go involves exploring or using a map. Rather than reinventing the wheel, so to speak, everyone looks…
Hot Spots Seen on Neutron Stars
Astronomers have seen high temperature "hotspots" rotating across the surface of three nearby neutron stars using the ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray…
Earthquake Should Show a Gravity Scar
The devastating earthquake in Sumatra late last year was so powerful that it created a warp in the Earth's gravity…
False Colour Titan
This false colour composite image of Titan, Saturn's largest moon, was taken by Cassini on April 16 during its recent…
Don’t Breathe the Moon Dust
One of the big hazards for astronauts living on the Moon is going to be the dust; it gets everywhere,…
Solar Wind Flows From Magnetic Funnels on the Sun
New observations from the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) has helped solar astronomers trace the source of the Sun's solar…
Nebula N214C
This image shows nebula N214, a large region of dust and gas located in the neighbouring Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.…
Aureum Chaos Region on Mars
The European Space Agency's Mars Express spacecraft took this unusual photograph of the Aureum Chaos region on Mars. It's located…