John Williams
New Kind of “Runt” Supernovae Could be Lurking Unseen
Imagine this "Death from the Skies" scenario; a tiny supernova lurks unseen near our Sun. Astronomers from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center…
Planck’s Cosmic Map Reveals Universe Older, Expanding More Slowly
Like archaeologists sifting through the dust of ancient civilizations, scientists with the ESA Planck mission today showed a map of…
Super Good at Collecting Data, Massive Science Balloon Breaks Records
Super-TIGER prepares for launch from Antarctica. NASA's Super-TIGER science balloon landed Friday at a frigid and remote base in Antarctica…
Region in LMC Ablaze with Light and Color
Hubble view of star formation region N11 from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Image credit: NASA/ESA Hubble. Zoom by John…
Most Awesome Space Images of 2012
Each year, we are simply stunned by the beautiful images of space shot from a growing myriad of eyes that…
Combining Light to Reveal Monster Black Holes
NGC 3627 glows in the combined light of Hubble, Chandra, Spitzer and the Very Large Telescope in this image. Astronomers…
Hubble Census Unveils Galaxies Shining Near Cosmic Dawn
This new image of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) 2012 campaign reveals a previously unseen population of seven faraway…
Pink Galactic Smackdown Results in Cosmic Bulls-eye
Bright pink nebulae encircle spiral galaxy NGC 922 in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA. Zoom:…
A Colorful and Unexpected Reversal at Titan
This artist's impression of Saturn's moon Titan shows the change in observed atmospheric effects before, during and after equinox in…
A Moving Martian Topography In 3-D
An anaglyph of the moving topography of Nili Patera on Mars. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona Get your 3-D glasses (the…