Astronomy
Fossil Galaxy in the Early Universe
NASA's Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer (FUSE) satellite has spotted a distant dwarf galaxy undergoing a burst of star formation. This…
Hit and Run Planets
The composition of many planets, asteroids and meteorites could be explained by the theory of "hit-and-run" collisions. Scientists originally believed…
The Stars That Shouldn’t Be
Arizona astronomers have found a collection of stars that really shouldn't exist. They're located in the debris of NGC 2782,…
Dark Matter Galaxy?
Astronomers think they might have found a "dark galaxy", that has no stars and emits no light. Although the galaxy…
Magnetic Slinky in Space
Astronomers from UC Berkeley University have recently discovered a spiraling magnetic field in space, wrapped around a long, thin cloud…
The Next Orion Nebula
The Orion Nebula is one of the most magnificent objects in the night sky, but it won't last forever. Fortunately,…
Gigantic Galactic Companion Discovered
An international team of astronomers have turned up an enormous companion galaxy to our Milky Way - it was hiding…
Vega Has a Cool Dark Equator
According to new observations from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory, Vega appears to have a huge difference in temperature between…
Binary Systems Can Support Planets
A new computer simulation developed at the Carnegie Institution suggests that planets can form and survive around binary star systems.…
The North Star is Really Three Stars
Polaris, or the North Star, is one of the most famous stars in the sky. But did you know it's…