Jul 20 2011

Hubble Discovers New Pluto Moon

Tag: Astronomy,Hubble Telescope,Moons,NASA,Planets,Pluto — Irene Klotz @ 4:29 pm
Pluto may have been demoted to dwarf planet status, but it's queen bee to a clutch of moons that now number four.

Jul 06 2011

Eroding NASA Science: Space Telescope Scrapped?

Tag: Astronomy,Cosmology,Current Events,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Space Culture,Space Politics,Space Technology,Space Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 10:13 pm
After months of James Webb Space Telescope mismanagement accusations, a U.S. House subcommittee has recommended the $6.5 billion project's cancellation.

Jun 16 2011

Hungry Black Holes Lurk at Edge of the Universe

Tag: Black Hole,Chandra X-Ray Observatory,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Quasars,Space Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 1:03 am
13 billion light-years away, at the very edge of our observable universe, supermassive black holes lurk inside their galactic hosts, feeding.

Apr 28 2011

Space Telescopes Spot Asteroid Collision Debris

Tag: Asteroids,Comets,Hubble Telescope,Space Telescopes — Ian O'Neill @ 3:03 pm
Main-belt asteroid 596 Scheila was hit by a much smaller, unknown asteroid late last year and the Swift and Hubble telescopes were there to see the aftermath.

Apr 19 2011

A Surprisingly Ancient Galaxy

Tag: Astronomy,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Spitzer Space Telescope — Nicole Gugliucci @ 5:29 am
Every once in a while, an astronomy paper comes out that makes me go, "Whoa. Whoa! Wait... really?" This is one of those papers.

Apr 18 2011

What Will the Universe Look Like in One Trillion Years?

Tag: Astronomy,Cosmology,Dark Energy,Hubble Telescope — Ray Villard @ 7:30 pm
A trillion years from now the universe will be a much simpler place for far-future astronomers to ponder.

Feb 17 2011

Where Are All the Baby Stars?

Tag: Astronomy,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Spitzer Space Telescope — Nicole Gugliucci @ 8:57 am
The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide-Field Camera 3 reveals NGC 2841 to be quite lovely, but also quite... quiet.

Feb 16 2011

Galaxy Smash Leaves Black Hole Ring

Tag: Astronomy,Chandra X-Ray Observatory,Galaxies,Hubble Telescope — Nicole Gugliucci @ 7:59 am
A galaxy collision is an impressive creation event, that is, the creation of stars and, in this case, a ring of black holes.

Jan 10 2011

Large Flares from Small Stars

Tag: Hubble Telescope,Stars,Stellar Phenomena,Stellar Physics — Nicole Gugliucci @ 11:58 pm
There's more red dwarfs than sun-like stars, and there's speculation that red dwarfs may harbor life. Alas, these stellar lightweights pack a mighty punch, possibly sterilizing life with massive flares.

Dec 22 2010

Some of the Universe’s Biggest Stars are Loners

Tag: Galaxies,Hubble Telescope,Stars,Stellar Physics — Ian O'Neill @ 9:43 pm
Feeling lonely this Christmas? Spare a thought for some of the most massive stars in our universe that shine so bright, but live all on their lonesome.
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