Jun 20 2011
Spitzer Spots Protostar’s ‘Crystal Rain’
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has observed a strange kind of greenish "crystal rain" falling onto a protostar called HOPS-68 in the constellation Orion.
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Apr 19 2011
A Surprisingly Ancient Galaxy
Every once in a while, an astronomy paper comes out that makes me go, "Whoa. Whoa! Wait... really?" This is one of those papers.
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Apr 18 2011
Did Supernova Herald the Birth of a King?
Did the famous supernova known as Cassiopeia A coincide with the birth of King Charles II in 1630? New evidence of the "noon day star" suggests this might be the case.
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Apr 11 2011
Bizarre Time Delay Discovered in Stellar Jets
Stellar nurseries are chock-full of energetic phenomena, it's little wonder that we are always finding new and bizarre things in star-forming regions.
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Mar 13 2011
Ultra-Cold Brown Dwarf Discovered?
Has an even cooler brown dwarf been discovered? If so, this "ultra-cool" object has an atmospheric thermostat set at around room temperature.
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Feb 17 2011
Where Are All the Baby Stars?
The Hubble Space Telescope's Wide-Field Camera 3 reveals NGC 2841 to be quite lovely, but also quite... quiet.
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Dec 09 2010
Planet in the Sky With Diamonds
Imagine visiting a planet where the aliens wear incredibly expensive glass jewelry but they bulldoze tons of diamonds into giant mounds.
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Dec 09 2010
Planet in the Sky With Diamonds
Imagine visiting a planet where the aliens wear incredibly expensive glass jewelry but they bulldoze tons of diamonds into giant mounds.
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Dec 03 2010
It’s Density, Not Size, That Matters for Star Creation
A new clue to the puzzle of star formation has been uncovered by astronomers looking at nearby interstellar clouds.
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Dec 03 2010
It’s Density, Not Size, That Matters for Star Creation
A new clue to the puzzle of star formation has been uncovered by astronomers looking at nearby interstellar clouds.
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