The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the grand design spiral, NGC 3631. The spiral galaxy is located some 53 million light-years away, in the direction of the constellation Ursa … [+1500 chars]
ByUniversity of Western AustraliaMay 31, 2022 Artists concept of gravitational waves propagating through space. New laser breakthrough to help increase understanding of gravitational waves Gravita… [+5091 chars]
Space, the final frontier. The starship Enterprise pursues its mission to explore the galaxy, when all communication channels are suddenly cut off by an impenetrable nebula. In many episodes of the i… [+4658 chars]
A treasure trove of data is set to answer some big questions about our galaxy. The data, compiled by the European Space Agency's Gaia mission, contains an unprecedented amount of information about … [+10933 chars]
The NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the grand design spiral, NGC 3631. The spiral galaxy is located some 53 million light-years away, in the direction of the constellation Ursa … [+1494 chars]
NASA Earth Observatory has been cataloging images of our planet since 1999, bringing us coverage of all the cool and weird geology Earth has to offer. The Observatory publishes images taken by differ… [+431 chars]
In about 5 billion years, the Sun will leave the main sequence and become a red giant. It'll expand and transform into a glowering, malevolent ball and consume and destroy Mercury, Venus, Earth, and … [+12052 chars]
Using teeth from more than a hundred sharks, drawing from species alive today and those long gone, the researchers ran tests to see whether zinc levels changed as teeth weathered. They also confirmed… [+839 chars]
There are times I just want to post a pretty astronomical image, something that delights the eyes and gives a sense of wonder about the sky. The problem with this or problem, I should say is that … [+5052 chars]
In about 5 billion years, the Sun will leave the main sequence and become a red giant. It'll expand and transform into a glowering, malevolent ball and consume and destroy Mercury, Venus, Earth, and … [+12052 chars]
ByUniversity of ManchesterMay 31, 2022 Artist impression of the 76s pulsar (in magenta) compared to other more rapidly spinning sources. Credit: Danielle Futselaar An international team of astronom… [+7501 chars]
Some lucky night sky watchers caught a glimpse of a brand new meteor shower on Monday night, as Earth passed through the debris trail of a crumbling comet. The meteor shower peaked around 1 a.m. ET,… [+2645 chars]
