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Astronomers Discover Pair Of Solar Systems In The Making
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
New Class Of Black Holes Discovered
A new class of black hole,
more than 500 times the mass
of the Sun, has been
discovered by an
international team of
astronomers. ... > full story
Super-energetic Bursts Discovered Near Giant Black Hole
Combining gamma-ray
telescopes with the
supersharp radio 'vision' of
the Very Long Baseline Array
showed astronomers the
location from which
... > full story
Dense Knots Of Cold Cosmic Dust -- Potential Birthplaces Of New Stars -- Discovered In Inner Regions Of The Milky Way
Astronomers have unveiled an
unprecedented new atlas of
the inner regions of the
Milky Way, our home galaxy,
peppered with thousands of
... > full story
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Intense Heat Killed The Universe's Would-be Galaxies, Researchers Say
July 1, 2009 — Millions of would-be galaxies failed to develop after being exposed to intense heat from the first stars and black holes formed in the early Universe, according to new research. Our Milky Way galaxy ... > full story -
Galaxies Coming Of Age In Cosmic Blobs
June 25, 2009 — The "coming of age" of galaxies and black holes has been pinpointed, thanks to new data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes. This discovery helps resolve the true nature of ... > full story -
New Light Shed On 'Dark' Gamma-ray Bursts
June 21, 2009 — Gamma-ray bursts are the universe's biggest explosions, capable of producing so much light that ground-based telescopes easily detect it billions of light-years away. Yet, for more than a decade, ... > full story -
Herschel’s Daring Test: A Glimpse Of Things To Come
June 20, 2009 — Herschel opened its 'eyes' on 14 June and the Photoconductor Array Camera and Spectrometer obtained images of M51, 'the whirlpool galaxy' for a first test observation. Scientists obtained images in ... > full story -
New Tidal Debris Discovered From Colliding Galaxies
June 15, 2009 — Astronomers have discovered new tidal debris stripped away from colliding galaxies. New debris images are of special interest since they show the full history of galaxy collisions and resultant ... > full story -
Supernova Remnant Is An Unusual Suspect
June 14, 2009 — A new image from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory shows a supernova remnant with a different look. This object, known as SNR 0104-72.3 (SNR 0104 for short), is in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a small ... > full story -
Baby Stars Finally Found In Jumbled Galactic Center
June 12, 2009 — Astronomers have at last uncovered newborn stars at the frenzied center of our Milky Way galaxy. The discovery was made using the infrared vision of NASA's Spitzer Space ... > full story -
Rare Radio Supernova In Nearby Galaxy Is Nearest Supernova In Five Years
June 11, 2009 — The chance discovery last month of a rare radio supernova -- an exploding star seen only at radio wavelengths and undetected by optical or X-ray telescopes -- underscores the promise of new, more ... > full story -
Ultracool Stars Take 'Wild Rides' Around, Outside The Milky Way
June 11, 2009 — Astronomers have found that stars of a recently discovered type, dubbed ultracool subdwarfs, take some pretty wild rides as they orbit around the Milky Way, following paths that are very different ... > full story -
Size Of A Galaxy Can Be Determined By Its Dark Matter, Physicists And Mathematicians Show
June 10, 2009 — Dark matter is an enigmatic energy that makes up most of the mass in the Universe, whose nature has not yet been identified. Researchers have succeeded in estimating the percentage of dark matter in ... > full story
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