The current exoplanet census contains 5,832 confirmed candidates, with more than 7,500 still awaiting confirmation. Of those that have been…
The elliptical galaxy NGC 1270 lies about 240 million light-years away. But it's not alone. It's part of the Perseus…
Studying the history of science shows how often serendipity plays a role in some of the most important discoveries. Sometimes,…
Astronomers have now determined a nearby brown dwarf has some exciting characteristics: its atmosphere is full of clouds of water…
A "speckle image" reconstruction of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon (Gemini Observatory/NSF/NASA/AURA) Real planet, dwarf planet, KBO, who cares?…
[/caption]When it comes to astrophotography, most of us would think that space-based telescopes like the Hubble are the epitome of…