NASA’s Wise Mission Discovers Coolest Class of Stars
Scientists using data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) have discovered six “Y dwarfs”– star-like bodies with temperatures as cool as the human body. This…
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Chandra Observatory Takes Images of Gas Flowing Toward Black Hole
The flow of hot gas toward a black hole has been clearly imaged for the first time in X-rays. The observations from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory…
Read the articleLargest, Most Distant Reservoir of Water Found by Astronomers
Two teams of astronomers have discovered the largest and farthest reservoir of water ever detected in the universe. The water, equivalent to 140 trillion times all…
Read the articleThe Bizarre, Twisted Ring of Dense Gas at the Center of Our Milky Way Galaxy
New observations from the Herschel Space Observatory show a bizarre, twisted ring of dense gas at the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Only a few…
Read the articleWhat Messier Objects Are Visible Tonight
What Messier Objects Are Visible Tonight ()? A list of messier objects visible this month. All are possible with binoculars, most are easy even with small…
Read the articleAn Assorted Mix of Colorful Galaxies From NASA’s Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) Mission
An assorted mix of colorful galaxies is being released today by NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission, or WISE. The nine galaxies are a taste of…
Read the articleHubble Space Telescope Finds Rare ‘Blue Straggler’ Stars in Hub of the Milky Way
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has found a rare class of oddball stars called blue stragglers in the hub of our Milky Way, the first detected within…
Read the articleRadio Telescopes Capture the Best-Ever Snapshot of Black Hole Jets
Centaurus A is a giant elliptical active galaxy 12 million light-years away. At its heart lies a black hole with a mass of 55 million…
Read the articleDark Energy Found to Be Repulsive in Nature by NASA Galaxy Explorer
A five-year survey of 200,000 galaxies, stretching back seven billion years in cosmic time, has led to one of the best independent confirmations that dark energy…
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New View of Family Life in the North American Nebula
Stars at all stages of development, from dusty little tots to young adults, are on display in a new image from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope. This…
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