Oct 19 2010

Mysterious ‘Hot Spot’ Seen on Distant Exoplanet

Tag: Extrasolar Planets,Spitzer Space Telescope,Stars — Ian O'Neill @ 5:29 pm
Don't stay outside to admire the setting sun on Andromedae b.

Aug 31 2010

Getting to Know Your Asteroid Foes

Tag: Asteroids,Current Events,Space Telescopes,Spitzer Space Telescope — Nicole Gugliucci @ 5:19 am
Eventually, we're going to get hit with an asteroid or comet and we need to be ready. To keep an eye open for these interplanetary vagabonds, astronomers are calling on the Spitzer Space Telescope to help out.

Jul 22 2010

Buckyballs Found in Space

Tag: Astronomy,Carbon,Chemistry,NASA,Nebula,Spitzer Space Telescope — Irene Klotz @ 7:40 pm
The discovery of these carbon structures in space could have a profound impact on our understanding of chemistry in the cosmos.

May 28 2010

Big Baby Stars Found in Milky Way Pockets

Tag: Astrophysics,Galaxies,Spitzer Space Telescope,Stars,Supernova — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 4:36 pm
These massive stars will eventually die as supernovae, ejecting material, impacting our galaxy's evolution.

May 26 2010

Why Most Stars Have Twins

Tag: NASA,Space,Space Exploration,Space Phenomena,Spitzer Space Telescope,Stars,The Sun — Irene Klotz @ 5:00 am
New research suggests that asymmetries in the dust-laced clouds of gas that feed baby stars are responsible.
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