Astronomy

Farthest Galaxy Ever Seen Viewed By Hubble Telescope

Using Hubble, an international team of astronomers just observed the farthest galaxy ever seen in the universe, shattering the previous…

9 years ago

Clouds Seen On Pluto For First Time

New images from NASA's New Horizons probe show possible clouds drifting lazily over Pluto's chill landscape.

9 years ago

The Aquarius Constellation

Aquarius ("The Water Carrier") stretches from the celestial equator to the southern hemisphere, and is one of the most-recognized of…

9 years ago

India’s MOM Publishes Amazing Mars Images

Science—like literature and the arts—helps nations cooperate together, even when they're in conflict politically. The USA and Russia are in…

9 years ago

Fast Radio Bursts On Repeat – Aliens, Or A Rotating Neutron Star?

A team of scientists from CSIRO and McGill have achieved an first by being able to pinpoint the source of…

9 years ago

By Jove: Our 2016 Guide to Jupiter at Opposition

Get ready for Jupiter's opposition for the year, with our complete guide to observing the largest planet in 2016.

9 years ago

Are Supermassive Black Holes Hiding Matter?

A new study produced by researchers from the University of Innsbruck proposes that black holes might be the reason for…

9 years ago

Messier 5 (M5) – The NGC 5904 Globular Cluster

In the late 18th century, Charles Messier was busy hunting for comets in the night sky, and noticed several “nebulous”…

9 years ago

Missing Matter Found! Fast Radio Bursts Confirm Cosmological Model

By measuring a fast radio burst (FRB) coming from space, a team of CSIRO scientists claims to have accounted for…

9 years ago

The Apus Constellation

Welcome back to Constellation Friday! Today, we will be dealing with the beautiful bird-of-paradise itself, the Apus constellation! The Southern…

9 years ago