Author: Astronomy Staff

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

NASA spacecraft penetrates mysteries of martian ice cap

Galaxies, Science

Bright galaxies like to stick together

Science, Stars

Stellar shrapnel seen in aftermath of explosion

Exotic Objects, Science

NASA’s Swift survey finds “smoking gun” of black hole activation

Milky Way, Science

Astronomers discover clue to origin of Milky Way gas clouds

Milky Way, Science

New star-forming regions in Milky Way discovered

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Phoenix Mars Lander is silent as new image shows damage

Exotic Objects, Science

Supermassive black holes may frequently roam galaxy centers

Science, Solar System

STEREO, SOHO spacecraft catch comet diving into the Sun

Exotic Objects, Science

Nearby black hole is feeble and unpredictable

Exoplanets, Science

Weird orbits of neighbors can make ‘habitable’ planets not so habitable

Galaxies

Even though we won’t be around when M31 approaches, what will be the earliest effects of the collision on Earth, the Sun, and the solar system’s planets?