Astronomy
Watching Gamma Rays from the Safety of Earth
Astronomers aren't stuck looking at plain old light any more. There's a whole electromagnetic spectrum out there, ready to be…
Near Perfect “Einstein Ring” Discovered
Gravitational lensing happens when the gravity of a relatively close galaxy acts as a telescope lens to focus the light…
200,000 Quasars Confirm Einstein’s Prediction
An international team of astronomers have performed a robust survey of quasars to confirm a prediction from Albert Einstein about…
Spitzer Discovers Early Galaxy Forming Region
A cross-organizational team of astronomers headed by Arjun Dey of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) has pulled together optical,…
Hot Spots Seen on Neutron Stars
Astronomers have seen high temperature "hotspots" rotating across the surface of three nearby neutron stars using the ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray…
Nebula N214C
This image shows nebula N214, a large region of dust and gas located in the neighbouring Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy.…
Glimpse at the Envelope of a Young Star
Japanese astronomers have used the 8.2m Subaru Telescope to get detailed images of the envelope of gas and dust surrounding…
Solar Nebula Lasted 2 Million Years
The planets in our Solar System formed more than 4.6 billion years ago from cloud of dust and gas that…
Perfect Liquid Hints at Early Universe
Physicists with MIT have reported the discovery of a new state of matter - a perfect liquid - which was…
Podcast: Oldest Star Discovered
Let's say you're browsing around the comic book store and happened to notice a perfect copy of Action Comics #1…