Mar 22 2011
Two Stars Become One
This stellar fusion is the first of its kind ever observed by astronomers.
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Mar 17 2011
Gravitational Affairs: LIGO’s Little Black Box
For the last several weeks, there have been whispers of excitement surrounding possible new results from the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO).
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Mar 13 2011
THEMIS Tracks the Origins of Solar Substorms
NASA scientists have gleaned new insights into the origins of fast-moving electrons during substorms in the Earth's magnetosphere, according to a new paper.
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Mar 11 2011
Next-to-Last Shuttle Reaches Launch Pad
Another milestone ticked off in the closeout of the 30-year-old space shuttle program last night: Endeavour was rolled out to the launchpad.
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Mar 09 2011
Oldest Galaxy Cluster Looks Like Modern-Day Kin
For a very old galaxy cluster, this one looks surprisingly familiar.
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Feb 25 2011
Baby Planet Birth Spotted for First Time
The discovery shows how material around young stars clump together in the early stages of planetary formation.
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Feb 11 2011
Water Floods the Cosmos, But Where’s the Reservoir?
It's looking like a rainy day in the Orion Nebula.
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Feb 04 2011
First Stars May Still Shine
Not all of the first stars were behemoths that burned brightly and died quickly.
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Feb 02 2011
That Galaxy is as Flat as a Pancake!
In this wonderful example of citizen science, an amateur astronomer found a strange, rare galaxy. It's a spiral galaxy, lacking a bulge. It's as flat as a pancake.
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Jan 31 2011
Why Is That Star Wearing a Dusty Belt?
HD 62623 should have blown any nearby dust away eons ago, but a dusty belt remains. Is there a second stellar companion keeping the dust in place?
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