The strange case of Comet Holmet
Could the comet of a comet expand so much to become bigger than the Sun? Surprisingly yes, and this is…
Astronomy
Comet Impact Enables Probe of Jupiter’s Winds
Scientists at the European Southern Observatory are describing newly observed wind processes on Jupiter as “a unique meteorological beast.” I…
BINARY BLACK HOLE
A binary black hole is a system consisting of two black holes in close orbit around each other. Like black…
New data challenges the long-held theory that all of Mars’s water escaped into space
Billions of years ago, the Red Planet was far more blue; according to evidence still found on the surface, abundant…
Comet Galaxy
The Comet Galaxy, a spiral galaxy located 3.2 billion light-years from Earth, in the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, was found…
Star Formation – Part II
On the first part we saw some basic historic concepts about star formation (i.e. Jeans mass). We then went through…
Copeland’s Septet
Copeland’s Septet (also known as Arp 320, VV 282, and Hickson Compact group 57) is a group of galaxies, located…
Star Formation – Part I
In the introduction of this section, we saw star formation in a nutshell. Thus, the crucial details of the process…
New data challenges the long-held theory that all of Mars’s water escaped into space
Billions of years ago, the Red Planet was far more blue; according to evidence still found on the surface, abundant…
All About the Stars – Part 2
In the previous post, we entered to the world of stars. But it was mentioned that this was just an…