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Published Mercury's poles may be icier than scientists thought - Mercury's Poles May Be Icier Than Scientists Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study identifies three large surface ice deposits near Mercury's north pole, and suggests ther...
Published ‘Planet confusion’ could slow Earth-like exoplanet exploration - Planet Confusion: A Potential Roadblock to Earth-like Exoplanet Exploration
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study finds that next-generation telescopes used to see exoplanets could confuse Earth-like pl...
Published Molecular filament shielded young solar system from supernova - Molecular Filament Shielded Young Solar System from Supernova
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Isotope ratios found in meteorites suggest that a supernova exploded nearby while the Sun and Solar...
Published Astronomers find 'Forbidden' planet in 'Neptunian Desert' around its star - Astronomers Discover a 'Forbidden' Planet in the 'Neptunian Desert' Around Its Star
(via sciencedaily.com) An exoplanet smaller than Neptune with its own atmosphere has been discovered in a region close to i...
Published Out with a bang: Explosive neutron star merger captured for the first time in millimeter light - Out with a Bang: Explosive Neutron Star Merger Captured for the First Time in Millimeter Light
(via sciencedaily.com) Scientists have recorded millimeter-wavelength light from a fiery explosion caused by the merger of...
Published Dwarf galaxies use 10-million-year quiet period to churn out stars
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source If you look at massive galaxies teeming with stars, you might be forgiven in thinking they are star...
Published Black hole found hiding in star cluster outside our galaxy - Black Hole Found Hiding in Star Cluster Outside Our Galaxy
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have discovered a small black hole outside the Milky Way by looking at how it influences...
Published Hunting for gravitational waves from monster black holes - Hunting for Gravitational Waves from Monster Black Holes
(via sciencedaily.com) Our universe is a chaotic sea of ripples in space-time called gravitational waves. Astronomers think...
Published Dying stars' cocoons might explain fast blue optical transients - Dying Stars' Cocoons Might Explain Fast Blue Optical Transients
(via sciencedaily.com) Using a newly developed model, astrophysicists present a new theory to explain fast blue optical tra...
Published NASA's Webb telescope launches to see first galaxies, distant worlds - NASA's Webb Telescope Launches to See First Galaxies, Distant Worlds
(via sciencedaily.com) NASA's James Webb Space Telescope launched Dec. 25 from Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana, South A...
Published WALLABY builds an intergalactic map in the outback - WALLABY Builds an Intergalactic Map in the Outback
(via sciencedaily.com) A radio telescope in remote Western Australia is helping to build a 3-dimensional map of the night s...
Published A new method to detect exoplanets - A New Method to Detect Exoplanets
(via sciencedaily.com) In recent years, a large number of exoplanets have been found around single 'normal' stars. New rese...
Published The seven-year photobomb: Distant star's dimming was likely a 'dusty' companion getting in the way, astronomers say - The Seven-Year Photobomb: A Dusty Companion Getting in the Way
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers were on the lookout for 'stars behaving strangely' when an automated alert from pointed...
Published Researchers devise new membrane mirrors for large space-based telescopes - Researchers Devise New Membrane Mirrors for Large Space-Based Telescopes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers have developed a new way to produce and shape large, high-quality mirrors that are much...
Published Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found from new study - Oldest Planetary Debris in Our Galaxy Found from New Study
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that is accreting debris from orbiting pla...
Published Astronomers find the most distant stars in our galaxy halfway to Andromeda - Astronomers Find the Most Distant Stars in Our Galaxy Halfway to Andromeda
(via sciencedaily.com) Astronomers have discovered more than 200 distant variable stars known as RR Lyrae stars in the Milk...
Published Scientists observe flattest explosion ever seen in space - Scientists Observe Flattest Explosion Ever Seen in Space
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have observed an explosion 180 million light years away which challenges our current und...
Published Planetary system's second Earth-size world discovered - Planetary System's Second Earth-Size World Discovered
(via sciencedaily.com) Using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, scientists have identified an Earth-si...
Published Venus Transit: June 5-6, 2012 - Venus Transit: June 5-6, 2012
(via sciencedaily.com) On June 5, 2012, at 6:03 PM EDT, the planet Venus will do something it has done only seven times sin...
Published Galactic bubbles are more complex than imagined - Galactic Bubbles: A Complex Phenomenon
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Astronomers have revealed new evidence about the properties of the giant bubbles of high-energy gas...