Astronomy
Astronomers Looking for Help with Cataclysmic Variable Star
Amateur astronomers are helping unravel mysteries about about a strange binary star system. Even though space and ground-based observatories will…
Our Collision With Andromeda Will Look Like This
In the constellation of Pisces, 100 million light-years from Earth, two galaxies are smashing together in a dramatic demonstration of…
Supernova in Galaxy NGC 1559
On the night of August 4, 2005, legendary amateur astronomer Reverend Robert Evans discovered a supernova just north of galaxy…
New Look for the Milky Way
Using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have created a detailed survey of the structure of the Milky Way. Based on…
Galaxies Could Be Twice as Large as Previously Estimated
Galaxies are actually much larger than they appear in most telescopes. Astronomers working with the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii have…
What Does the Milky Way Look Like?
Since we're inside the Milky Way, it's impossible for us to see what our whole galaxy looks like. But we…
10th Planet Controversy
José Luis Ortiz had no idea that his announcement on July 29th of the discovery of a big Trans-Neptunian Object…
Spitzer Sees Hidden Black Holes
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has peered through walls of galactic dust to spot supermassive black holes called quasars. Some quasars…
Most Accurate Distance to NGC 300
Cepheid variables are one of the most accurate tools astronomers can use to measure the distance to objects in space…
10th Planet Discovered
Astronomers have discovered a new planet orbiting our Sun, which is larger than Pluto. It's located 97 times further than…