Astronomy
Messier 49 – the NGC 4472 Elliptical Galaxy
Located in the constellation Virgo, and at a distance of 55.9 million light years from Earth, is Messier 49 -…
What is the Smallest Planet in the Solar System?
Of all the planets in the Solar System. Mercury is now the regarded as the smallest, with a mean radius…
Amazing New Views of Betelgeuse Courtesy of ALMA
An angry monster lurks in the shoulder of the Hunter. We're talking about the Red Giant star Betelgeuse, Alpha Orionis…
What Caused the Kuiper Belt to Get Warped?
A new study by a team of astronomers from the LPL indicates that the orbital inclinations of distant Kuiper Belt…
Messier 48 – the NGC 2548 Open Star Cluster
Welcome back to Messier Monday! We continue our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at the open…
Snake Rovers Might be the Best Way to Explore the Surface and Tunnels on Mars
A team from SINTEF, and with the support of the ESA is looking to develop snake robots to assist astronauts…
Hubble Finds a Dead Galaxy that was Finished Making Stars Just a Few Billion Years After the Big Bang
Relying on Hubble and gravitational lensing, a team of astronomers made the unexpected discovery of a galaxy that ceased star…
LISA is On! Gravitational Wave Detection is Going to Space
The ESA recently decided to move forward with its LISA mission, a trio of satellites that will be the first…
An Astronomical Detective Tale and the Moon of 2007 OR10
It isn't every day we get a new moon added to the list of solar system satellites. The combined observational…
NASA Announces 10, That’s Right 10! New Planets in Their Star’s Habitable Zone
The latest catalog to be released by the Kepler mission features and additional 10 potentially-habitable planets, and has led to…