Search results for: gas giant

Deep-Sky Objects, Stars

The dreadful beauty of Medusa

Exotic Objects

Newly found pulsar helps astronomers explore Milky Way’s mysterious core

Exotic Objects

ALMA finds a swirling cool jet that reveals a growing supermassive black hole

Exotic Objects, Robotic Spaceflight, Stars

Hubble observes one-of-a-kind star nicknamed “Nasty”

Deep-Sky Objects, Robotic Spaceflight

Hubble captures stormy seas in Sagittarius

Stars

Nessie Nebula shows how shocks can birth new stars

Science, Stars

Astronomers catch a supernova just as its big boom begins

Robotic Spaceflight, Solar System

Rosetta sees comet’s fireworks display ahead of perihelion

Galaxies, Science

Powerful winds save ancient starburst galaxy from burning out

Stars

Silhouettes of early galaxies reveal few seeds for new stars

Exotic Objects, Galaxies

NASA’s Chandra observatory finds cosmic showers halt galaxy growth

Science, Solar System

Giant ice avalanches on Iapetus provide clue to extreme slippage elsewhere in the solar system