Astronomy
Cosmic Cloudshine
We only see material in the Universe when it's hot enough to glow, like stars, hot clouds of gas or…
Best View of the Milky Way’s Core
Astronomers have used the National Science Foundation's continent-wide Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA), to peer deeper into the heart of…
First Light of the Universe?
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope might have captured images of the first stars in the Universe, glimpsing an era more than…
Massive Star Has a Hot Partner
Eta Carinae is one of the most massive and unusual stars in the Milky Way, and now NASA's Far Ultraviolet…
Spitzer Presents Black Widow Nebula for Halloween
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope took this chilling image of the Black Widow Nebula for Halloween. In this image, there are…
Amateur Observers Are Seeing Double
As Derek Breit headed for Fremont, California on April 15 to observe a lunar grazing event, little did he know…
When Did the Earth’s Core Separate from its Shell?
Geologists have come up with two measurements of radioactive decay to calculate when the Earth's core separated from its crust,…
Planets Could Be Common Around Brown Dwarfs
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has spotted what could be the early stages of planets forming around a failed star. The…
Spiral Galaxy NGC 2403
The Japanese Subaru telescope took this high resolution image of spiral galaxy NGC 2403, located 10 million light years away.…
Spitzer’s Stunning Portrait of Andromeda
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope took this amazing photograph of our neighbour galaxy, Andromeda. The image was made by stitching together…