Astronomy
Carbon Monoxide Reveals Distant Milky Way Arm
[/caption] Our Milky Way Galaxy's elemental form is hypothesized to be a barred structure - made up of two major…
What’s up with Iapetus?
[/caption] Although Saturn's moon Iapetus was first discovered in 1671 by Giovanni Cassini, its behavior was extremely odd. Cassini was…
Mathematics Explain Dynamics of Superfluid
[/caption] At nearly the coldest temperature possible - mercury (with the aid of liquid helium) - forms a state called…
New VLT Survey Telescope Opens Wide Eyes to the Universe
[/caption] There's a new telescope at the Paranal Observatory in Chile and what big eyes it has! The VLT Survey…
Guest Post: Newly Born: the Science of Astronomy
[/caption] Editor's Note: Astronomy journalist Govert Schilling has written a book that looks at the 100 most important discoveries since…
Supernova Discovered in M51 The Whirlpool Galaxy
A new supernova (exploding star) has been discovered in the famous Whirlpool Galaxy, M51. M51, The Whirlpool galaxy is a…
Old Star Clusters Shed New Light on Starbirth
[/caption] Hovering about the galactic plane and locked in the embrace of a spiral galaxy's arms, open star clusters usually…
MOST… Cutting To The Heart Of A Wolf-Rayet Star
[/caption] In 1867, astronomers using the 40 cm Foucault telescope at the Paris Observatory, discovered three stars in the constellation…
Coming To A Theatre Near You… Extreme Neutron Stars!
[/caption] They came into existence violently... Born at the death of a massive star. They are composed almost entirely of…
Globular Clusters Are Real Oddballs
[/caption] Hanging onto the outskirts of our Milky Way galaxy like cockle burs on a shaggy dog's coat, globular clusters…