Astronomy
The Virgo Galaxy Cluster is Still Being Formed
At a distance of only 50 million light-years away, the Virgo Cluster is the nearest galaxy cluster to us. It's…
Mystery Object in the Milky Way’s Halo
The Milky Way is a messy eater. When it collides with other galaxies and consumes them, it leaves shredded collections…
Some Stars Take an Erratic Journey
Our Solar System takes a very consistent journey as it completes an orbit around the centre of the Milky Way…
Early Solar System Was a Mess
Brand new planetary systems take much longer to form than previously thought, according to new data gathered by the Spitzer…
Spitzer Finds New Globular Cluster Nearby
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has turned up a relatively close globular star cluster that was obscured by dust and invisible…
Motion of Material in the Early Universe
Researchers from Caltech have looked deep into space to a time when early material in the Universe was swirling towards…
It Gave Until it Couldn’t Give Any More
Astronomers using the Gemini observatories have got themselves a bit of a mystery. They've found a binary system at EF…
The Great Observatories Examine Kepler’s Supernova
On October 9, 1604, a new star appeared in the sky as bright as any of the planets. Johannes Kepler,…
Centre of the Milky Way Sterilized by Blasts
Living at the centre of the Milky Way would be beautiful, but dangerous, according to research from the Harvard Smithsonian…
Astronomers on Supernova High Alert
Supernovae are easy to see - after they've gone off. But it's impossible to find the stars beforehand, so you…