Astronomy
A Supernova Every 50 Years
A team of European astronomers has calculated the rate that supernovas are exploding in the Milky Way: approximately one goes…
Nearby Disk Contains Life’s Chemicals
A planet forming disk located about 375 light-years from Earth has been found to contain some of the building blocks…
Comet-Like Trail on a Pulsar
A team of Italian astronomers have discovered that a pulsar racing through the Milky Way has a comet-like trail blazing…
Photos of Young Stellar Clusters
Two ESO telescopes captured stars at different points of the stellar lifecycle in this photograph of star cluster NGC 2467.…
Young Stars in the Christmas Tree Cluster
The Christmas Tree Cluster, also known as NGC 2264, is a well known star cluster in the Monoceros (the Unicorn)…
Galaxies Grow Up in Dark Matter Nurseries
Want to know where new galaxies are going to be born? Just look for clumps of dark matter. Although dark…
Echoes from Ancient Supernovae
Even though they explode in an instant, the after effects of supernovae can be seen for hundreds of years. Astronomers…
Clearer Images of the Milky Way’s Centre
One of the big problems with Earth-based observatories is our own atmosphere. It distorts the light from distant objects, always…
Alpha Centauri’s Sounds Measured
Astronomers have used the ESO's Very Large Telescope to measure the stellar vibrations of a nearby star. The team studied…
Perseus Spiral Arm is Closer Than Previously Thought
Like all spiral galaxies, our own Milky Way has magnificent spiral arms. We're just inside the galaxy, so we don't…