The Spectacular Veil Nebula
This Picture of the Week revisits the Veil Nebula, a popular subject for Hubble images! This object was featured in…
Astronomy
What is A gravitational lens?
A gravitational lens is a distribution of matter (such as a cluster of galaxies) between a distant light source and…
A Supernova Explosion And The Evolution Of A Supernova Remnant
Supernova remnants (SNR) are one of the four categories of nebulae that may exist in a Galaxy (the other three…
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…
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…