Bow shock
New Stars Forming Uncomfortably Close to the Milky Way’s Supermassive Black Hole
Astronomers examining a star cluster near Sgr A*, the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, found that the cluster has some…
12 months ago
Rosetta Flew Through the Bow Shock of Comet 67P Several Times During its Mission
According to a new analysis of Rosetta data, the orbiter passed through the bow shock of Comet 67/P several times…
6 years ago
How Can You see the Northern Lights?
The northern lights are an amazing thing to behold, and can be seen regularly from locations spanning from Siberia and…
8 years ago
The Juno Mission
On July 4th, the Juno spacecraft - the second long-term mission to Jupiter - will arrive at the gas giant,…
8 years ago
Runaway Star Shocks the Galaxy!
That might seem like a sensational headline worthy of a supermarket tabloid but, taken in context, it's exactly what's happening…
11 years ago
Surprise! IBEX Finds No Bow ‘Shock’ Outside our Solar System
[/caption] For years, scientists have thought a bow "shock" formed ahead of our solar system’s heliosphere as it moved through…
12 years ago