Astronomy
Nearby Galaxy is Older Than it Looks
Look at the picture associated with this story. It just looks like a pretty galaxy, right? Well, according to astronomers,…
High Energy Gamma Rays Go Slower Than the Speed of Light?
The speed of light is the speed of light, and that's that. Right? Well, maybe not. Try and figure this…
Hubble and Chandra View the Orion Nebula Together
It's not a huge story, just some cool science and a pretty picture. Here's a newly released image of the…
NGC 3603, as Seen by Hubble
It's time for another amazing image from Hubble. You're looking at nebula NGC 3603, one of the most spectacular star…
True or False (Color): The Art of Extraterrestrial Photography
When you look at the amazing pictures captured by the Hubble Space Telescope, or the Mars Exploration Rovers, do you…
Exotic Collision Releases a Blast of Radio Waves
It's not every day that you see something completely new in the night sky. But that's what Australian and US…
Black Hole Mission Returns from the Dead
You can't keep a good mission down. I guess you can. Actually, it seems like most good missions are kept…
Galaxy Leaves New Stars Behind in its Death Plunge
Quick, look at the picture with this story. Are you looking at a comet? Nope, that's an entire galaxy. But…
New Insights Into Magnetar Explosions
Some of the most extreme objects that we know of in the Universe are magnetars. These are small neutron stars…
The Magellanic Clouds are Here for the First Time
The Milky Way is surrounded by a cloud of smaller dwarf galaxies in various stages of destruction. Our galaxy's gravity…