Astronomy
Dark Matter Halo Around the Milky Way
NASA's most powerful supercomputer has helped researchers simulate the halo of dark matter that surrounds the Milky Way. This dark…
What’s Up this Week: November 20 – November 26, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! We start off the week with New Moon - it's time to galaxy hunt! Are you Abell?…
Dark Energy Has Been With Us For a Long Time
Dark energy isn't new, in fact, it's been around for at least 9 billion years. According to new data gathered…
New Stellar Neighbours Found
Astronomers have turned up 20 new star systems in our corner of the Milky Way. The discoveries were made by…
Maybe the Moon Isn’t Quite Dead Yet
Most scientists believe that the Moon hasn't seen any volcanic activity in billions of years, but there could be new…
Spitzer and Hubble View Orion
This beautiful photograph is of a region in the Orion Nebula called the Trapezium. It was taken by merging images…
Killer Solar Flare… on Another Star
NASA's Swift satellite has spotted one of the most powerful stellar flares ever seen. Fortunately, this killer blast happened on…
AKARI’s Infrared View of the Large Magellanic Cloud
This photograph, taken by the Japanese Space Agency's AKARI spacecraft, shows the Large Magellanic Cloud - a satellite galaxy to…
Supercomputer Simulates Stellar Evolution
One of the most powerful supercomputers on Earth has simulated the interiors of low mass stars, helping scientists understand their…
Dark Nebula Slithers Across the Sky
This Spitzer photograph contains several nebulae located in the galactic plane of the Milky Way. The dark, snake-like nebula at…