Astronomy
How Long Can a Rocky World Withstand the Blasts From a Red Dwarf Star?
In a presentation at the Fall Meeting of the American Geological Union, a team of researchers showed how MAVEN data…
Gaia Looks Beyond our Galaxy to Other Islands of Stars
The latest scientific finds made from the first release of Gaia data include illuminating images of the Milky Way galaxy's…
Are Little Blue Dots in the Hubble Frontier Fields Precursors to Globular Clusters?
Using data from the Hubble Frontier Fields program, a team of astronomers has produced a study that indicates how globular…
86 Stars Just got Official Names from the IAU
The IAU just approved the names of 86 new stars, the majority of which are derived from Chinese, Hindu, Aboriginal,…
New Map Shows the Motion of all the Galaxies in Our Supercluster
An international team of astronomers has created the largest map of the movements of galaxies within our Supercluster to date.
Messier 63 – the Sunflower Galaxy
Located in the Canes Venatici constellation, roughly 37 million light-years from Earth, is the spiral galaxy know as Messier 63…
Too Big, Too Soon. Monster Black Hole Seen Shortly After the Big Bang
An international team of astronomers, using multiple observatories, have found the youngest and most distant quasar to date.
The Dorado Constellation
Located in the southern skies is the constellation of Dorado, one of the 88 modern constellations recognized by the IAU
Earth and Venus are the Same Size, so Why Doesn’t Venus Have a Magnetosphere? Maybe it Didn’t Get Smashed Hard Enough
A new study lays out why Venus doiesn't have a magnetic field like Earth's. Basically, it may come down to…
Astronauts in Trouble Will be Able to Press the “Take Me Home” Button
Massachusetts-based engineering company Draper recently filed a patent for a navigation system that will be able to bring astronauts home…