Astronomy
Hubble Reveals Dimmest Stars in a Nearby Cluster
New photographs from the Hubble Space Telescope show some of the faintest stars ever seen in a globular cluster. The…
Why Old Stars Seem to Lack Lithium
Astronomers using ESO's Very Large Telescope think they've found a solution to the "cosmological lithium discrepancy". A specific amount of…
Orion Revealed by Spitzer
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope captured this image of the Orion Nebula using its Infrared Array Camera. In this infrared view,…
Officials Propose 12 Planets in the Solar System
The International Astronomical Union, currently meeting in Prague, has announced a proposal that would boost the number of planets in…
Hourglass-Shaped Magnetic Field Discovered
Astronomers have finally discovered an object that has long been theorized: an hourglass-shaped magnetic field in a star forming region.…
James Van Allen Dies
Renowned space scientist Dr. James A. Van Allen died this morning at the age of 91. Although he had a…
Chandra Confirms the Hubble Constant
Nearly every single astronomical measurement depends on the Hubble constant, a number that calculates the expansion of the Universe. NASA's…
Constant Rain of Space Dust Adds Up
A slow, steady rain of cosmic space dust is always falling through the Earth's atmosphere. These particles from space are…
The Universe Could Be Larger Than Previously Thought
Astronomers recently calculated the distance to the relatively nearby galaxy M33 (aka the Triangulum Galaxy) as being about 15% further…
Dark Energy Mission Chosen
A new space telescope concept has been chosen by NASA to help uncover the source of dark energy; the mysterious…