Astronomy
Stellar Clusters Found in Milky Way
Image credit: ESO Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory have found a whole new population of massive newborn stars inside…
Warped Disk Formed Around Galaxy Centre
Image credit: CfA Astronomers have found a distant galaxy with a core shaped like a warped pancake around its central…
Metallic Stars Yield Planets
Image credit: NASA A survey of stars in our neighbourhood has revealed those rich in metals, such as iron and…
Clusters without a Home
Image credit: Hubble Thousands of globular star clusters wander aimlessly between galaxies, in what was once thought to be 'empty…
My Two Favorite Radio Programs
If you're interested in science and discovery in general, I'd like to suggest two weekly, hour-long radio shows that you…
Supernovae Produce Dust More Efficiently Than Previously Thought
Image credit: Hubble A new article published in the journal Nature helps settle a long-time mystery about some of the…
Image of a Cosmic Mirage
Image credit: ESO Astronomers from the European Southern Observatory have found a very rare "Einstein ring" gravitational lens, where the…
Dust Galaxies Discovered
Image credit: ANU An Australian astronomer has discovered 20 galaxies that contain mostly gas, rather than stars - revising the…
Neutrino-Seeking Telescope Lodged in Ice
Image credit: UW-Madison A new telescope lodged in the ice of Antarctica has completed the first map of the high-energy…
New Galaxy Clusters Discovered
Image credit: ESO A team of European and Chilean astronomers have discovered several large clusters of galaxies at a distance…