Astronomy
Brown Dwarf is Actually a Binary System
Image credit: Gemini Astronomers were searching for planets around nearby star Epsilon Indi when they discovered something unusual. A previously-known…
Early Supernovae Seeded the Universe With Elements
Image source: CfA According to cosmologists, the early Universe only had a mixture of hydrogen, helium and other lighter elements,…
Astronomers Find a Transparent Galaxy
Image credit: Hubble It turns out that a collection of stars orbiting the Andromeda galaxy are actually the remnants of…
More Evidence for Dark Energy
Image credit: Hubble Astronomers have studied the light from 11 new supernovae to help validate the evidence that some kind…
Are We Safe from Gamma Ray Bursts?
Image credit: ESA Gamma ray bursts (or GRBs) are the most powerful known explosions in the Universe. Although astronomers aren't…
New Evidence About the Formation of Galaxies
Image credit: PPARC Astronomers have long believed that galaxy formation in the early Universe was a spectacular event, with smaller…
Chandra Images the Bright Side of the Moon
Image credit: Chandra Although it's usually peering into deep space, Chandra looked a little closer to home and inspected the…
Red Giant Spotted Swallowing its Planets
Image credit: NASA A team of astronomers believe they've figured out the explanation for an unusual object V838 Monocerotis -…
You’ve Got to Be Fast to Spot Burst Afterglows
Image credit: NASA Until recently, astronomers thought that nearly two-thirds of gamma ray bursts - the most powerful known explosions…
Coldest Temperature Ever Created
Image credit: NASA/JPL Researchers from NASA and MIT have cooled sodium gas to the lowest temperature ever recorded - one-half…