Astronomy
Venus Near Pleiades For a Few Days
Venus, currently the brightest "star" in the sky, will spend the next few days passing through the Pleiades star cluster,…
New Study Finds Fundamental Force Hasn’t Changed Over Time
In order the represent the Universe mathematically, physicists use a handful of constants, such as the speed of light, or…
Chandra Sees Magnesium in an Exploded Star
NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory has found unexpectedly large quantities of magnesium in an exploded star called N49B. N49B exploded as…
New Proposal to Search for Dark Matter
Dark matter is a mystery. Astronomers know it's there because they can measure the effect of its gravity on stars…
Supernova Explodes Inside a Nebula
Astronomers have measured the light from a supernova, and believe that it was inside a very unusual star system when…
A New Look at McNeil’s Nebula
Amateur astronomer Jay McNeil made a lucky discovery last month when he noticed a new smudge of dust in the…
Five Visible Planets Starting Tonight
Beginning tonight, and lasting for about two weeks, all five planets visible to the unaided eye will be in the…
Five Planets Visible in the Sky
Make sure you keep your eyes turned to the night sky for the next couple of weeks - you'll be…
Integral Solves a Gamma Ray Mystery
The ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory has resolved the diffuse glow from the heart of the Milky Way into hundreds of…
Mountain of Sky Survey Data Released
One of the largest astronomy catalogs ever created was released to the public today by the Sloan Digital Sky Survey.…