Astronomy

Astronomy

The art of astronomy

Astronomer Zoltan Levay uses the Hubble Space Telescope to create stunning images of cosmic landscapes.

Astronomy

Saturday’s lunar eclipse will be total, but brief

A brief total lunar eclipse on April 4 favors observers from western North America to Australia.

Planetary Science

Minisatellites could detect dangerous asteroids, researchers propose

Five tiny telescopes orbiting the sun could provide early warning for an Earth-bound asteroid, though other researchers disagree.

Astronomy

Primordial stars left their imprint on dwarf galaxy

A smattering of stars in a dwarf galaxy outside the Milky Way witnessed explosions from the first generation of stars.

Earth

Spot the northern lights with Aurorasaurus

Crowdsourced Aurorasaurus project uses Twitter to track the northern lights.

Astronomy

Fountains of spewing gas provide look at megastar formation

Fountains of gas erupt from a young massive star, giving astronomers a play-by-play on how stellar heavyweights form.

Astronomy

‘Supernova sweeping’ cleans up a galaxy’s gas

Supernovas might sweep the remaining gas out of a galaxy after a supermassive black hole triggers the end of star formation.

Astronomy

Enigmatic 17th century nova wasn’t a nova at all

A nova observed in 1670 was actually two stars colliding, new evidence suggests.

Planetary Science

NASA has a plan for putting rock from asteroid in moon’s orbit

NASA selects concept for its Asteroid Redirect Mission, which will let astronauts train for future missions to Mars.

Astronomy

What’s in a name? In science, a lot

Classification systems are essential to science. But any classification system, however useful, is ultimately simplistic.

Astronomy

Unlikely nursery for new planets is next to massive black hole

Planet nurseries encircle young stars within a few light-years of the supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way, scientists claim.

Planetary Science

Earth, neighbors weren’t the first rocky planets in the solar system

Jupiter might have swept an earlier generation of rocky planets into the sun, leaving room for Earth and its neighbors to form.