Astronomy
Messier 104
Object Name: Messier 104 Alternative Designations: M104, NGC 4594, The Sombrero Galaxy Object Type: Type Sa Spiral Galaxy Constellation: Virgo…
Messier 103
Object Name: Messier 103 Alternative Designations: M103, NGC 581 Object Type: Type D Open Cluster Constellation: Cassiopeia Right Ascension: 01…
Shuttle Endeavour Rolled to Pad; Countdown to the Final Five Begins
[/caption] Space Shuttle Endeavour was rolled out to its seaside launch pad today (Jan. 6) at the Kennedy Space Center,…
Messier 102
Object Name: Messier 102 Alternative Designations: M102, NGC 5866, The Spindle Galaxy Object Type: Lenticular Galaxy Constellation: Draco Right Ascension:…
WISE “First Light” Image Released
Caption: WISE First Light image. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA "In many respects, the most important moment for a telescope is its…
Measuring the Coronal Temperature with Iron
This image of the solar corona contains a color overlay of the emission from highly ionized iron lines and white…
Space Station Pictures
Here are some space station pictures. We've already done photo galleries of the International Space Station, but let's take a…
Spitzer Peers Into the Small Magellanic Cloud
This week at the AAC Conference, astronomers released a new image of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC, a dwarf galaxy…
Planet Formation Observed Around Massive Stars
As the old saying goes – big stars live fast and die young. And, according to new research presented at…
Faster-Than-Light Pulsar Phenomena
Observational data from nine pulsars, including the Crab pulsar, suggest these rapidly spinning neutron stars emit the electromagnetic equivalent of…