Astronomy News

Researchers discover planets around elderly binary star

News from Astronomy.com - Mon, 10/25/2010 - 04:00
The two planets in NN Serpentis are not currently close to the binary stars, but the double-star system was not always as tight as it is now .
Categories: Astronomy News

Space telescopes reveal previously unknown brilliant X-ray explosion in Milky Way Galaxy

News from Astronomy.com - Mon, 10/25/2010 - 04:00
The binary system was uncovered when an instrument on the International Space Station caught it in the act of erupting with a massive blast of X-rays.
Categories: Astronomy News

It's cold and wet at the Moon's south pole

News from Astronomy.com - Fri, 10/22/2010 - 04:00
Researchers found water not only where it was supposed to be, but also where it's not.
Categories: Astronomy News

Model explains evolution of unusual binary system

News from Astronomy.com - Fri, 10/22/2010 - 04:00
Research will improve astronomers' understanding of how massive stars evolve and interact with their host environment.
Categories: Astronomy News

The National Science Foundation gives multi-university project $8 million to study dark energy

News from Astronomy.com - Thu, 10/21/2010 - 04:00
The funds will be split among three universities to support their respective roles in the Hobby-Eberly Telescope Dark Energy Experiment.
Categories: Astronomy News

Cassini's long weekend: nine moons in 62 hours

News from Astronomy.com - Thu, 10/21/2010 - 04:00
Scientists decided in advance which observations they wanted to make while the spacecraft was cruising past all of Saturn's moons.
Categories: Astronomy News

Clearing the cosmic fog: The most distant galaxy ever measured

News from Astronomy.com - Wed, 10/20/2010 - 04:00
The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope confirmed that a galaxy spotted earlier using Hubble is the most remote object identified so far in the universe.
Categories: Astronomy News

Astronomers find weird, warm spot on an exoplanet

News from Astronomy.com - Wed, 10/20/2010 - 04:00
Scientists found that an exoplanet's hot spot is over to the side of the planet instead of directly under the glare of the Sun.
Categories: Astronomy News
Syndicate content (C01 _th3me_)