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Watching a Cannibal Galaxy Dine
A new technique using
near-infrared images,
obtained with ESO's
3.58-metre New Technology
Telescope (NTT), allows
astronomers to see through
the opaque dust lanes of the
... > full story
Spiral Galaxies: Exploring the Baffling Boxy Bulge
Just as many people are
surprised to find themselves
packing on unexplained
weight around the middle,
astronomers find the
evolution of bulges in the
... > full story
'Vampire Star': Ticking Stellar Time Bomb Identified
Using ESO's Very Large
Telescope and its ability to
obtain images as sharp as if
taken from space,
astronomers have made the
first time-lapse movie of a
... > full story
Close-Up Movie Shows Hidden Details in the Birth of Super-Suns
A new high-resolution
time-lapse movie reveals the
process of massive star
formation with radio images
a thousand times sharper and
more detailed than any
... > full story
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'Doomsday' 2012 Prediction Explained: Mayan Calendar Was Cyclical
November 14, 2009 — Contrary to what the latest Hollywood blockbuster movie would suggest, the world will NOT end on Dec. 21, 2012, according to astronomers. The Mayan calendar was designed to be cyclical, so the fact ... > full story -
New Experiment Could Reveal Make-Up of the Universe
November 13, 2009 — Scientists in England are constructing highly sensitive detectors as part of an international project to understand the elements that make up the ... > full story -
Two Earth-Sized Bodies With Oxygen-Rich Atmospheres Found, but They're Stars Not Planets
November 13, 2009 — Astrophysicists have discovered two earth sized bodies with oxygen rich atmospheres; however, there is a bit of a disappointing snag for anyone looking for a potential home for alien life, or even a ... > full story -
ESA Spacecraft May Help Unravel Cosmic Mystery
November 13, 2009 — When Europe's comet chaser Rosetta swings by Earth on Nov. 13 for a critical gravity assist, tracking data will be collected to precisely measure the satellite's change in orbital energy. The results ... > full story -
Rapid Star Formation Spotted in 'Stellar Nurseries' of Infant Galaxies
November 12, 2009 — The Universe's infant galaxies enjoyed rapid growth spurts forming stars like our Sun at a rate of up to 50 stars a year, according to ... > full story -
Exoplanets Clue To Sun's Curious Chemistry
November 12, 2009 — A ground-breaking census of 500 stars, 70 of which are known to host planets, has successfully linked the long-standing "lithium mystery" observed in the Sun to the presence of planetary systems. ... > full story -
Middleweight Black Hole: Swift, XMM-Newton Satellites Tune Into X-Ray Source
November 10, 2009 — While astronomers have studied lightweight and heavyweight black holes for decades, the evidence for black holes with intermediate masses has been much harder to come by. Now, astronomers find that ... > full story -
'Dropouts' Pinpoint Earliest Galaxies
November 9, 2009 — Astronomers, conducting the broadest survey to date of galaxies from about 800 million years after the Big Bang, have found 22 early galaxies and confirmed the age of one by its characteristic ... > full story -
Hubble Image Showcases Star Birth In M83, The Southern Pinwheel
November 8, 2009 — The spectacular new camera installed on NASA's Hubble Space Telescope during Servicing Mission 4 in May has delivered the most detailed view of star birth in the graceful, curving arms of the nearby ... > full story -
Rapid Supernova Could Be New Class Of Exploding Star
November 6, 2009 — Astronomers were looking through seven-year-old data when they chanced upon a very strange supernova that flashed and was gone in less than a month, when 3-4 months is typical. The unusually rapid ... > full story
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