Astronomy
Star’s Magnetic Field Slams its Solar Winds Back Together
ESA's XMM-Newton X-Ray observatory has helped astronomers puzzle through a mystery that's haunted them for a long time. For more…
Instruments Integrated Into the Supercool Planck Observatory
One of the most powerful new space observatories, ESA's Planck mission, reached an important milestone with the integration of several…
20th Anniversary of the Brightest Supernova in Recent History
Only 20 years ago, astronomers were treated to one of the most powerful nearby explosions - a sight not seen…
Powerful Solar Winds Colliding Head On
Off to one corner of NGC 346, a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, there's an amazing collision between…
New Survey of the Gamma Ray Skies
ESA's Integral spacecraft has released a new survey of the sky, seen in gamma rays - the most energetic radiation…
Chandra Gives Another Look at the Pillars of Creation
Probably the most famous photograph every taken by the Hubble Space Telescope is of the "Pillars of Creation"; a star…
Hubble View of Planetary Nebula NGC 2440
This beautiful photograph was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope's Wide Field Planetary Camera 2, and it shows the planetary…
Comets Colliding Inside the Helix Nebula
The latest photograph taken by the Spitzer Space Telescope shows a bizarre false colour view of the Helix Nebula. Located…
Distant Quasars Surrounded by Dark Matter Halos
Astronomers have taken 4,000 of the brightest quasars and figured out just how much dark matter surrounds them. As we're…
Distant Cluster of Galaxies Viewed by Hubble
This beautiful picture is of a distant collection of galaxies called the Abell S0740 galaxy cluster, captured by the Hubble…