Black Hole Stops Star Formation in Elliptical Galaxy
New images from NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory show the environment around the supermassive black hole at the heart of M87,…
Astronomers Peer Inside a Quasar
Quasars are some of the brightest objects in the Universe, and astronomers believe they're caused by the outpouring of radiation…
Spacecraft Sees Mars Rover from Orbit
The first test images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have been difficult to appreciate, since they don't show any familiar…
Folds on the Surface of Enceladus
This Cassini photograph shows the southern polar region of Saturn's moon Enceladus. This is the region of the moon that…
Planets Can’t Form in Rough Neighbourhoods
It takes a nice safe environment for planets to form, according to new data gathered by the Spitzer Space Telescope.…
Hubble Finds Distant Extrasolar Planets
The Hubble Space Telescope has identified 16 stars that could have extrasolar planets. The discoveries were made as part of…
Nearby Universe Mapped in 3 Dimensions
A new map developed by an international team of astronomers should help you find your way around the Universe -…
Are There Oceans on Neptune?
Smaller and cooler than the gas giants, Neptune and Uranus are classified as ice giants. It's a good name, since…
Podcast: The Search for Dark Matter
Dark matter . . . What is it? Nobody knows for sure, but it's definitely there. Or maybe it's not…
What’s Up this Week: October 2 – October 8, 2006
"Shine on... Shine on Harvest Moon... Up in the sky. I ain't had no clear skies since January, February, June…