Study reveals the galaxy is under pressure to make stars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- June 1, 2016
New studies about stars and how much pressure it takes for new ones to be formed.
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8.8 billion habitable Earth-size planets exist in Milky Way alone0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 17, 2016
There are about 200 billion stars in our galaxy, with 40 billion of them like our sun.
Measuring a black hole 660 million times as massive as our sun0
- From Around the Web, Space
- May 9, 2016
Findings by Rutgers and other scientists could help shed light on how galaxies and their supermassive black holes form
Lone Planetary-Mass Object Found in Family of Stars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 20, 2016
The object, called WISEA J114724.10−204021.3, is thought to be an exceptionally low-mass “brown dwarf,” which is a star that lacked enough mass to burn nuclear fuel and glow like a star.
HAWC Gamma-ray Observatory reveals new look at the very-high-energy sky0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 19, 2016
Today, scientists operating the High Altitude Water Cherenkov (HAWC) Gamma-ray Observatory released a new survey of the sky made from the highest energy gamma rays ever observed.
A space ‘spider’ watches over young stars0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 18, 2016
Satellite Spitzer shows us a ‘spider’ nebula surrounding stars.
Never-before-seen galaxy spotted orbiting the Milky Way0
- From Around the Web, Space
- April 15, 2016
The Milky Way is orbited by 49 other galaxies – that we know of
Mission Manager Update: Kepler Recovered from Emergency and Stable0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- April 11, 2016
The mission has cancelled the spacecraft emergency, returning the Deep Space Network ground communications to normal scheduling.
Most images of black holes are illustrations. Here’s what our telescopes actually capture.0
- From Around the Web
- April 6, 2016
With a direct image of a black hole, scientists will be able to learn more about the effects of extreme gravity, and can further test Einstein’s theory of general relativity.
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