Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Black Hole Mass Related to Globular Cluster Numbers


A photo of the jet emitted by the black hole in galaxy M87The mass a supermassive black hole at the center of a large galaxy has appears to

Galaxies Caught in Massive Display of 'Cannibalism'


Stellar streams around the spiral galaxy M63Astronomers have recently observed a series of large galaxies as they were consuming smaller ve

Two Asteroids To Swing Past Earth Today


Experts at a NASA lab announce that two asteroids will pass close to our planet today, September 8. The two space rocks are in unrelated or

NGC 300 Imaged in Exquisite Detail


Following an observations campaign that lasted several years, astronomers at ESO finally managed to produce the most accurate and detailed

Chaos Plagued the Early Universe


A new theory proposes that the earliest Universe, which formed immediately after the Big Bang, expanded in the space around it in an extrem

Sunday, August 22, 2010

Why do we love Hubble.


Monday, August 9, 2010

Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter LROC images - August 3-5, 2010


The following featured images taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (LROC) are now available:Remnants of the Imbrium impact (Rel

Hubble: Frenzied star birth in Haro 11


Haro 11 appears to shine gently amid clouds of gas and dust, but this placid facade belies the monumental rate of star formation occurring

STEREO Detect Impossibly Fast Solar Eruption


The twin components of the NASA Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory (STEREO) mission were recently able to detect one of the fastest an

Santa Fe Was Impacted by Huge Asteroid


Between 1.2 billion and 330 million years ago, the area near Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the site of a major asteroid impact. The conclusion