Astronomy
Xena Renamed to Eris
Provisionally designated 2003ub313, and nicknamed Xena by its discoverers, this newly discovered dwarf planet has been officially named Eris by…
Hubble Sees the First Bright Galaxies
A new view from the Hubble Space Telescope shows some of the first bright galaxies to emerge in the Universe,…
The Milky Way’s Bulge Formed Early
Although our Milky Way formed from a single, giant cloud of gas and dust, new research has found that the…
What’s Up this Week: September 11 – September 17, 2006
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! As the Moon exits the early evening scene, we return to pick up some of the summer…
Spitzer’s View of the Large Magellanic Cloud
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope recently captured this image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, one of a handful of dwarf galaxies…
Magnetar Crackles with Radio Waves
Astronomers have discovered a rapidly spinning pulsar with a powerful magnetic field - called a magnetar - that's demonstrating some…
Birth of Stars Seen by AKARI
The Japanese AKARI spacecraft - formerly known as Astro-F - captured this photograph of the reflection nebula IC 1396. This…
Hubble’s View of Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
NASA's Hubble Space Telescope took this photograph of supernova remnant Cassiopeia A, one of the youngest remnants we know of…
Supermassive Black Holes Prevent Star Formation
The supermassive black holes thought to be lurking at the heart of most galaxies could create such a hostile environment…
Star Formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud
This photograph is of an active star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky…