Astronomy
White Dwarf Theories Get More Proof
New observations using NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite have given astronomers evidence that their assumptions and calculations about…
Blobs Could Be Merging Galaxies
One mystery has been puzzling astronomers for a few years now; strange distant clouds of intensely glowing material located billions…
Sedna Might Have Formed Past Pluto
Astronomers recently announced the discovery of Sedna, a nearly Pluto-sized object on a 12,500 year-long orbit around the Sun. New…
Missing Link Between the Big Bang and Modern Galaxies
An international team of astronomers think they've found the missing link between modern galaxies like our own Milky Way to…
Three Largest Stars Discovered
Astronomers have found three red supergiant stars which are huge; bigger than anything previously discovered. The three stars are called…
Seeing Into the Heart of the Milky Way
The very heart of the Milky Way is obscured by a thick wall of dust that optical telescopes can't peer…
10 Things to Do in 2005
Happy New Year fellow sky watchers! The New Year gives everyone a chance to make plans, resolve themselves to new…
Map of Dark Matter Developed
Astronomers from Yale have used data from the Hubble Space Telescope to develop a map of dark matter clumped inside…
Swift Sees Bursts Right Away
NASA's Swift observatory is only in the initial testing period, and it's already finding massive gamma ray bursts. Scientists were…
Magnetic Fields Could Shape Nebulae
Planetary nebulae are created when large stars shed material near the end of their lives. This material should expand in…