Astronomy
Mapping the Hidden Dark Matter
Image credit: Berkeley Dark matter is an invisible halo of material that seems to surround every galaxy. Astronomers can't see…
First Light for New Infrared Observatory
Image credit: UH IfA Astronomers from the University of Hawaii's Institute for Astronomy released new images from their brand new…
ESO Provides Views of N44 Nebula
Image credit: ESO The European Southern Observatory has released new images of nebula N44 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Astronomers…
Closest Galaxy Discovered
Image credit: CNRS An international team of astronomers have discovered a new galaxy colliding with our own Milky Way. This…
Cassini Listens to a Solar Storm
Image credit: NASA/JPL The Sun ejected two massive flares towards the Earth last week, and NASA's Cassini spacecraft listened in…
Sloan Builds 3D Map of the Universe
Image credit: SDSS Astronomers from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey have gathered data to build a precise 3-dimensional map that…
Learning How Planets Form
Astronomers are hoping NASA's new Space Infrared Telescope Facility will answer more questions about how disks of gas and dust…
SIRTF Successfully Focused
Image credit: NASA NASA?s recently launched Space Infrared Telescope Facility (SIRTF) passed an important milestone this week when it was…
Twin Telescopes Peer at Distant Galaxy
Image credit: NASA/JPL Two linked telescopes at the W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii's Mauna Kea took a good look at…
New Map of Debris Around the Milky Way
Image credit: University of Virginia A new survey of the stars surrounding the Milky Way has produced a detailed map…