Astronomy
Binary Star Baby Picture
Newborn stars hide in a shroud of dust and gas, so they're difficult to photograph. Astronomers have used the infrared…
Oldest Meteorites Hint at Early Solar System
Of all the meteorites found around the world, on 45 formed before our Solar System. They provide a unique insight…
Wide Image of the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies
Astronomers from Case Western Reserve University have created the deepest, wide-view image of the Virgo Cluster of galaxies, which shows…
Podcast: The Fate of the Universe
How will the Universe end? Right now cosmologists have two equally distressing scenarios mapped out for the long term fate…
Planets Are Born Quickly
The time frame for the formation of new planets appears to be getting shorter than previously believed. Astronomers have discovered…
Most Distant Explosion Ever Seen
An Italian team of astronomers have found a gamma ray burst that blew up 12.7 billion light-years away - the…
Dusty Old Star Could Be Feeding From a Dead Planet
Astronomers have spotted a dusty disc around an old, dead star. This star is similar to what our own star…
Star Gobbles Up Its Friend
The ESA's Integral space observatory and NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer spacecraft have found a rapidly spinning pulsar in the…
Researchers find clue to start of universe
Station with active crossed dipole. Image credit: Haystack Observatory Click to enlarge If you want to hear a little bit…
Probing the Formation of Galaxy Clusters
The ESA's XMM-Newton X-ray telescope is allowing astronomers to study the formation history of entire galaxy clusters. By studying these…