Astronomy
Reticulum
[/caption] Located south of the ecliptic plane, the small, faint constellation of Reticulum was first named Rhombus by astronomical clock…
If Brown Isn’t a Color, What Color are Brown Dwarfs?
[/caption] We've talked about brown dwarfs here on Universe Today for years and years. These are the "failed stars"; objects…
“Lighthouse” Analogy No Longer Works for Pulsars
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has found 12 previously unknown gamma-ray only pulsars, as well as identifying gamma-ray emissions from…
Molecules in Gamma-Ray Burst Detected
[/caption] Gamma-ray bursts are the universe's most brilliant events, and now astronomers have been able to shed light on the…
Pyxis
[/caption] The constellation of Pyxis is located south of the ecliptic plane. At one time its stars were considered part…
Puppis
[/caption] The constellation of Puppis once belonged to a much larger constellation known as Argo Navis - the mythological ship…
Piscis Austrinus
[/caption] Located just south of the ecliptic plane, Piscis Austrinus was one of the original 48 constellations charted by Ptolemy,…
Watch More Events Live from AAS on Tuesday Jan. 6
[/caption] Once again our sister site Astronomy Cast LIVE will be providing live video coverage of press events at the…
What is the Milky Way Collision?
Billions of years from now, the Milky Way will look totally different, as pictured to the left. When you look…
Broken-up Asteroids Found Orbiting White Dwarfs
[/caption] Astronomers studying white dwarfs have found the remains of "shredded" asteroids around some of these dead stars. This finding…