Astronomy
A River of Stars Streaming Across the Sky
Artist's illustration of the northern starry river. Image credit: Caltech Click to enlarge Astronomers have found a narrow stream of…
Early Universe’s Rapid Expansion Confirmed
A new detailed picture of the infant universe, where red indicates warm spots and blue for the cooler areas. Image…
Spitzer Sees Huge Clouds of Dust Around M82
An infrared image of the Cigar galaxy by Spitzer. Image credit: NASA/JPL Click to enlarge NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has…
Early Galaxies Looked Similar
A group of the newly discovered galaxies by the Lyman-break technique. Image credit: Astronomy & Astrophysics. Click to enlarge An…
Galaxies Are Colliding All the Time
An artist's impression of two colliding galaxies. Image credit: ESO Click to enlarge Dark matter is a mysterious substance that…
Strange Helix-Shaped Nebula Discovered
The double helix nebula. Image credit: NASA/UCLA Click to enlarge Astronomers have discovered an unusual helix-shaped nebula near the centre…
Merging White Dwarfs Create Helium Stars
Harlan J. Smith Telescope. Image credit: Marty Harris/McDonald Observatory. Click to enlarge An international group of astronomers has used the…
Cometary Globule CG4
Cometary globule CG4. Image credit: NOAO. Click to enlarge This object looks like a comet, but it's actually a star…
Furthest Gamma Ray Burst Seen
The stars life sequence, ending with the formation of a black hole. Image credit: Nicolle Rager Fuller/NSF Click to enlarge…
The Early Universe Was Unkind to Life’s Building Blocks
Artist's concept symbollically represents early universe organic complex compounds. Image credit: NASA/JPL Click to enlarge By studying distant galaxies with…