Astronomy
Two Milky Way Companion Galaxies Found
An artist's impression of the Milky way galaxy. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge Astronomers have turned up two new…
Companion Star Changed Supernova’s Appearance
The Galaxy NGC 7424 as imaged by Gemini. Image credit: Gemini South GMOS. Click to enlarge When a supernova was…
XMM-Newton Finds Objects in its Spare Time
XMM-Newton slew survey of the Vela supernova remnant. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge For most of its time, ESA's…
Astronomers Look Inside a Neutron Star
The surface patterns for different torsional modes. Image credit: Max Planck. Click to enlarge A massive explosion on the surface…
Merging Galaxies Surrounded by Newborn Stars
The cores of the two galaxies NGC 2207 and IC 2163. Image credit: NASA. Click to enlarge The two "eyes"…
How Do Fossil Galaxy Clusters Form so Quickly?
Fossil galaxy cluster as observed by XMM-Newton. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge Galaxies start small, but grow over time…
Cloud of Debris Around Beta Pictoris
A scientifically accurate model of Beta Pictoris and its disk. Image credit: NAOJ. Click to enlarge The disks of gas…
The Birth of the Biggest Stars
Massive star forming region as seen by ISO. Image credit: ESA. Click to enlarge Astronomers have used ESA's Infrared Space…
A History of the Universe Written in Gamma Rays
Effects of the extragalactic background light on the gamma emission by a quasar before reaching Earth. Image credit: HESS Collaboration.…
Astro Apocalypse Won’t Happen Here
The afterglow of GRB 030329 (white dot in center of image). Image credit: ESA/NASA. Click to enlarge Since gamma ray…