Astronomy
Globular Clusters Sort their Stars
Globular clusters are regions of space where stars are densely packed together - 10,000 times more dense than our local…
Brown Dwarf Companion Seen Directly
Astronomers have directly imaged a brown dwarf companion to the star HD 3651. This star is already known to host…
Another Galaxy Smashed Through Andromeda 200 Million Years Ago
Astronomers have gathered evidence that the Andromeda Galaxy collided with dwarf galaxy M32 about 200 million years ago. The evidence…
Colliding Spiral Galaxies Captured by Hubble
This Hubble photograph shows two spiral galaxies colliding together. Known as the Antenna Galaxies, aka NGC 4038-4039, these two galaxies…
Gas Bubble Photo Wins NRAO Prize
A beautiful photograph taken by Jayanne English and Jeroen Stil has won a $1,000 prize from the National Radio Astronomy…
Hubbles Sees Galaxies Under Construction
The latest image released from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a beautiful view of a large galaxy being assembled from…
Astronomers Peer Inside a Quasar
Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the Universe, and astronomers believe they're caused by the outpouring of radiation…
Planets Can’t Form in Rough Neighbourhoods
It takes a nice safe environment for planets to form, according to new data gathered by the Spitzer Space Telescope.…
Nearby Universe Mapped in 3 Dimensions
A new map developed by an international team of astronomers should help you find your way around the Universe -…
Expedition 13, Ansari Return to Earth
A Soyuz capsule carrying the crew of Expedition 13 and space tourist Anousheh Ansari landed safely in the steppes of…