Supernova Explosions and Black Hole Jets Scatter a Galaxy’s Star-Making Gas
Supernova explosions and the jets of a monstrous black hole are scattering a galaxy’s star-making gas like a cosmic leaf blower, a new study finds. The…
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Swift Satellite Provides New Insights Into Origins of Type Ia Supernovae
Studies using X-ray and ultraviolet observations from NASA’s Swift satellite provide new insights into the elusive origins of an important class of exploding star called Type…
Read the articleMysterious Objects at the Edge of the Electromagnetic Spectrum
The human eye is crucial to astronomy. Without the ability to see, the luminous universe of stars, planets and galaxies would be closed to us, unknown…
Read the articleNew WISE Mission Catalog of Entire Infrared Sky Released by NASA
NASA unveiled a new atlas and catalog of the entire infrared sky today showing more than a half billion stars, galaxies and other objects captured by…
Read the articleDark Matter Core Defies Explanation
Astronomers using data from NASA’s Hubble Telescope have observed what appears to be a clump of dark matter left behind from a wreck between massive clusters…
Read the articleEmbryonic Stars Flicker in the Heart of the Orion Nebula
Astronomers using ESA’s Herschel and NASA’s Spitzer space telescopes have detected surprisingly rapid changes in the brightness of embryonic stars within the well-known Orion Nebula. This…
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Planck Mission Steps Closer to the Cosmic Blueprint
ESA’s Planck mission has revealed that our Galaxy contains previously undiscovered islands of cold gas and a mysterious haze of microwaves. These results give scientists new…
Read the articleAlien Matter Detected in the Solar System
Researchers announced the finding at a press conference on Jan. 31, 2012. It’s based on data from NASA’s IBEX spacecraft, which is able to sample material…
Read the articleA New View of the Eagle Nebula as Never Seen Before
In 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope’s ‘Pillars of Creation’ image of the Eagle Nebula became one of the most iconic images of the 20th century. Now,…
Read the articleESA’s High Frequency Instrument Aboard the Planck Telescope Completes Its Survey of the Early Universe
The High Frequency Instrument on ESA’s Planck mission has completed its survey of the remnant light from the Big Bang. The sensor ran out of coolant…
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