Astronomy
What are Dormant Volcanoes?
Vulcanologists classify volcanoes into three groups: active, dormant and extinct. A dormant volcano is one that isn't currently active or…
Underwater Volcanoes
[/caption] Many volcanoes start out on land, rising above the surrounding landscape. But many more volcanoes get their start at…
Researchers Propose New Model for the Most Eager Supernova Explosions
Type 1a supernovae like 2005ke, above, are known to go off when one member of a star pair exceeds critical…
Balloon Experiment Solves Mystery of Far Infrared Background
[/caption] Scientists have found a way to look past Earth's atmosphere -- and ancient cosmic dust -- to glimpse galaxies…
Have a Cigar! New Observations of Messier 82
ESA’s space-borne X-ray observatory, XMM-Newton, has carried out an exclusive, 50-plus-hour observation of the starburst galaxy Messier 82, for the…
Moon Reveals New Way to Find Oceans, Land on Other Earths
[/caption] An Australian doctoral researcher using a backyard telescope has made a potentially big discovery: Earth's oceans and continents shine…
New Image Reveals M33 is Bigger Than Thought (and it’s Headed Our Way)
[/caption] NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured this new image…
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