Stars
How Much Does the Entire Milky Way Weigh? 700 Billion Suns
| Ana Verayo | | Jun 01, 2016 06:42 AM EDT |
Astronomers reveal this brand new estimate of the mass of the entire Milky Way galaxy, reaching about 700 billion solar masses.
China to Send 3 Satellites to Space for Gravitational Wave Research Project
| Iesha javed | | Mar 22, 2016 06:49 AM EDT |
China laid the foundation for infrastructure of its "Tianqin" gravitational wave research project at the coastal city of Zhuhai on Sunday. This is the second Chinese proposal initiated for the exploration of gravitational waves in addition to the highly ambitious and expensive "Taiji" program.
Astronomers Discover Andromeda's Massive Gas Halo, Which Extends Near the Earth
| Marco Foronda | | May 10, 2015 11:05 PM EDT |
Astronomers discover a massive gas halo around Andromeda and is noted to extend near the Earth.
Large Binocular Telescope Aids in Finding Alien Exoplanets
| Marco Foronda | | Apr 23, 2015 04:28 AM EDT |
The LBT enables us to look at those planets at a wavelength that nobody else is really using.
Astronomers Discover Galaxies Die From the Center when it Stops Creating Stars
| Dino Lirios | | Apr 21, 2015 08:47 AM EDT |
New research suggests when a galaxy stops forming stars at its heart, it begins its procession toward its death.
MIlky Way Supernova Confirms Interstellar Dust Theory
| Marco Foronda | | Mar 23, 2015 12:16 AM EDT |
The principal theory explains that the dust appears from supernovae as stars reach the end of their lives.
Stars Found that Blink to the Golden Ratio
| Dino Lirios | | Feb 11, 2015 09:28 AM EST |
The value of the golden ratio is 1.618.
White Dwarf Stars to Collide in Catastrophic Supernova
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 10, 2015 04:14 AM EST |
They're using telescopes in the Canary Islands to view this heavenly conglomeration.
ESO Telescope Discovers Variable Stars in Trifid Nebula
| Marco Foronda | | Feb 05, 2015 06:41 AM EST |
The stars lie around 37,000 light years from Earth.
Reason for Stunning Supernova Revealed
| Marco Foronda | | Jan 31, 2015 09:00 AM EST |
Cassiopeia A, better known as Cas A, has been studied extensively.
'Mini Gaseous Neptunes' can be Habitable for Humans
| Marco Foronda | | Jan 30, 2015 07:52 AM EST |
A sun's size and mass will affect the range and size of its habitable zone.
Astronomers Use 'Machine Learning' to Better Understand Stars
| Sami Ghanmi | | Jan 19, 2015 02:09 AM EST |
Astronomers will use this technique to collect information on billions of stars.
NASA Releases 3D Models of Explosive Dual-Star Eta Carinae
| Marco Foronda | | Jan 09, 2015 07:04 AM EST |
Dual-star system Eta Carinae might explode into a great supernova.
Case Closed: Milky Way's Mystery Object Identified
| Marco Foronda | | Nov 06, 2014 07:32 AM EST |
Strange no more. The mystery object at the center of Milky Way is finally solved.
Hubble Reveals Light of Dead Galaxies
| Marc Maligalig | | Oct 31, 2014 07:46 AM EDT |
Computer modeling suggests galaxies as large as the Milky Way are the most likely candidates as the origin of the drifting stars.
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