Astronomy
Merging Stars Create a New Class of Explosion
Astronomers know of several kinds of explosions in space. Supernovae occur when massive stars detonate or become black holes. Gamma…
Longer Lasting Gamma Ray Bursts
When a gamma ray burst detonates, it releases more energy in just a few minutes than our Sun does in…
Brown Dwarf Discovered with Jets
Jets of material have been seen blasting out of quasars, young stars, black holes and other massive objects. But now…
Our Lonely Future, 3 Trillion Years From Now
When astronomers look into the night sky, they see back into time. The light from the most distant galaxies has…
Chandra’s Look at the Andromeda Galaxy
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory took this image of the Andromeda Galaxy (aka M31), the closest major galaxy to the Milky…
Spitzer Shows Young Stars Hatching in Orion
The latest image released from the Spitzer Space Telescope shows infant stars "hatching" in the head of Orion. Astronomers think…
Carnival of Space #3
The Universe Today spaceport is happy to host the third Carnival of Space. This is a roundup of cool articles…
Ring of Dark Matter Discovered Around a Galaxy Cluster
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have turned up a ghostly ring of dark matter, surrounding the aftermath of a…
Dwarf Galaxies Have a Large Amount of Unseen Matter
Astronomers have found that the cosmic wreckage left over when large galaxies collide have an unusually high amount of unseen…
A Star as Old as the Universe
The Universe is thought to be 13.7 billion years old. So it was quite a surprise when astronomers turned up…