Astronomy
Jupiter-Sized Star Found
Astronomers have found a core burning star, like our own Sun, that's only 16% larger than Jupiter; although, it has…
Giant Planets Created Primitive Meteorites
Scientists have long been puzzled how chondrules could have formed. These are tiny, millimetre-sized spheres that make up primitive meteorites,…
Young Star Has Grown Up Quickly
Astronomers have found an embryonic star in a stellar nursery giving off a healthy glow of X-rays, even though it's…
Young Universe Was Surprisingly Structured
A team of European astronomers have discovered a highly structured cluster of thousands of galaxies at an incredible 9 billion…
Spitzer Finds Hidden Galaxies
How do you hide some of the brightest galaxies in the Universe? Behind a shroud of dust, of course. NASA's…
First Dark Matter Galaxy Discovered
Astronomers believe that a significant amount of our Universe is made up of mysterious dark matter (5 times more, in…
Your First Scope! What’s Next?
Experienced observers tend to think its all so very simple. Buying a scope, setting it up, and using it for…
Gamma Ray Flare Reaches Across the Galaxy
A massive gamma ray flare flashed so brightly in December that it briefly outshone the full Moon. Even though it…
Fastest Spinning Pulsar Found
Astronomers from the University of Southampton have spotted the fastest spinning X-ray pulsar ever seen - it's rotating 600 times…
Galaxy Clusters Formed Early
As early as a billion years after the Big Bang, clusters of galaxies were already forming together according to observations…