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New Kind Of Astronomical Object Around Black Hole: Living Fossil Records 'Supermassive' Kick
The tight cluster of stars
surrounding a supermassive
black hole after it has been
violently kicked out of a
galaxy represents a new kind
... > full story
Giant Supernovae Farthest Ever Detected: Dying Stars Shed Light On Universe Formation 11 Billion Years Ago
UC Irvine cosmologists have
found two supernovae farther
away than any previously
detected by using a new
technique that could help
... > full story
New Portrait Of Omega Nebula's Glistening Watercolors
The Omega Nebula, a stellar
nursery where infant stars
illuminate and sculpt a vast
pastel fantasy of dust and
gas, is revealed in all its
glory. ... > full story
Fireworks Display In The Helix Nebula
The Helix Nebula, NGC 7293,
is not only one of the most
interesting and beautiful
planetary nebulae; it is
also one of the closest
nebulae to Earth, at a
distance of only 710 light
... > full story
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US Space Program Should Align With Broader National Goals, Experts Urge
July 7, 2009 — The US civil space program should be aligned with widely acknowledged national challenges, says a new report from the National Research ... > full story -
International Space Hotel Envisioned
July 6, 2009 — Plans for a new international space hotel students have been unveiled by students this month as part of a project for their Masters degree. Students had to grapple with the challenges of designing ... > full story -
Fast Neutral Hydrogen Detected Coming From The Moon
July 5, 2009 — NASA's Interstellar Boundary Explorer (IBEX) spacecraft has made the first observations of very fast hydrogen atoms coming from the moon, following decades of speculation and searching for their ... > full story -
Coolest Spacecraft Ever In Orbit Around L2 (-273 Degrees Celsius)
July 4, 2009 — On July 2 the detectors of Planck's High Frequency Instrument reached their amazingly low operational temperature of -273°C, making them the coldest known objects in space. The spacecraft has ... > full story -
Mars More Like Earth Than Thought? New Details About History Of Water On Red Planet
July 3, 2009 — New details have emerged about the history of water on Mars, gleaned from the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission. Scientists found patterns in the ground near the lander, multi-sided shapes about three ... > full story -
Return To The Moon: First Images Kick Off Mapping Mission
July 3, 2009 — NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera has taken and received its first images of the Moon, kicking off the year-long mapping mission of Earth's nearest celestial ... > full story -
Astronomers Discover Pair Of Solar Systems In The Making
July 2, 2009 — Astronomers have found a binary star-disk system in which each star is surrounded by the kind of dust disk that is frequently the precursor of a planetary ... > full story -
Ulysses Hears The Siren's Song: End Of Mission To Chart Unexplored Regions Of Space
June 28, 2009 — Upon receipt of the last command from Earth, the transmitter on Ulysses will switch off on 30 June, bringing one of the most successful and longest missions in spaceflight history to an end. Ulysses, ... > full story -
Space Shuttle Science Shows How 1908 Tunguska Explosion Was Caused By A Comet
June 25, 2009 — The mysterious 1908 Tunguska explosion that leveled 830 square miles of Siberian forest was almost certainly caused by a comet entering the Earth's atmosphere, according to new research. The ... > full story -
NASA Moon Impactor Successfully Completes Lunar Maneuver
June 24, 2009 — The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite, or LCROSS, successfully completed its most significant early mission milestone Tuesday with a lunar swingby and calibration of its science ... > full story
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