Author: Astronomy Staff

Robotic Spaceflight, Space Exploration

Spitzer Telescope warms up to new career

Science

First two ALMA antennas linked successfully

Science

Herschel and Planck missions to study cosmos share ride to space

Robotic Spaceflight, Science, Space Exploration

Fermi explores high-energy “space invaders”

Science, Solar System

MESSENGER spacecraft reveals a dynamic Mercury

Galaxies, Science

Resolving a galactic mystery

Galaxies, Science

Starbursts in dwarf galaxies are a global affair

Exotic Objects, Milky Way, Science

Rogue black holes may roam the Milky Way

Science, Solar System

Watching solar activity muddle Earth’s magnetic field

Science, Stars

Cosmic distance record smashed

Science

In stellar magnitude estimates, why do larger numbers represent dimmer objects? Shouldn’t it be the other way around?

Galaxies

How do the bars in barred spirals form?