Bow shock
New Stars Forming Uncomfortably Close to the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers examining a star cluster near Sgr A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, found that the cluster has some…
1 year ago
Rosetta Flew Through the Bow Shock of Comet 67P Several Times During its Mission
According to a new analysis of Rosetta data, the orbiter passed through the bow shock of Comet 67/P several times…
6 years ago
How Can You see the Northern Lights?
The northern lights are an amazing thing to behold, and can be seen regularly from locations spanning from Siberia and…
8 years ago
The Juno Mission
On July 4th, the Juno spacecraft - the second long-term mission to Jupiter - will arrive at the gas giant,…
8 years ago
Runaway Star Shocks the Galaxy!
That might seem like a sensational headline worthy of a supermarket tabloid but, taken in context, it's exactly what's happening…
11 years ago
Surprise! IBEX Finds No Bow ‘Shock’ Outside our Solar System
[/caption] For years, scientists have thought a bow "shock" formed ahead of our solar system’s heliosphere as it moved through…
13 years ago