New Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate Selected

New Administrator for NASA's Science Mission Directorate Selected

The position will be occupied by a former astronaut

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • December 2nd, 2011
New 'Species' of Galaxy Found

New 'Species' of Galaxy Found

Astronomers observed it in the far reaches of the Cosmos

Hubble Sees Impressive Star Cluster in Neighboring Galaxy

Hubble Sees Impressive Star Cluster in Neighboring Galaxy

The photo also reveals weird green blob around the cluster

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2011
Galaxies Are the Ultimate Recycling Machines

Galaxies Are the Ultimate Recycling Machines

This allows them to put together new generations of stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 10th, 2011
Hubble Sees Large Population of Distant Galaxies

Hubble Sees Large Population of Distant Galaxies

The formations appear to be very young in the new data

Hubble Sees Amazing 'Jewel Box' in Space

Hubble Sees Amazing 'Jewel Box' in Space

New image shows a large stellar nebula in the process of creating new suns

Hubble Images Impressive Colliding Galaxies

Hubble Images Impressive Colliding Galaxies

The event has been going on for millions of years

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 17th, 2011
M85 Does Not Reveal a Black Hole at Its Core

M85 Does Not Reveal a Black Hole at Its Core

It is one of the few galaxy known not to have such a companion

Hubble Sees Dark Matter Distorting Galaxies

Hubble Sees Dark Matter Distorting Galaxies

New images shows large-scale effects in the Universe

Milky Way Core Revealed in Stunning Mosaic

Milky Way Core Revealed in Stunning Mosaic

The image provides exquisite detail of the galactic center

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2011
New Exoplanets Found in Old Hubble Data

New Exoplanets Found in Old Hubble Data

More worlds may still await discovery in the datasets

Hubble Sees Majestic Spiral Galaxy NGC 4911

Hubble Sees Majestic Spiral Galaxy NGC 4911

The object is located relatively far from our planet

Gallery Shows James Webb Space Telescopes in Detail

Gallery Shows James Webb Space Telescopes in Detail

This is NASA next-generation flagship space observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 4th, 2011
Interesting Galaxy Found Spewing Gas Bubbles

Interesting Galaxy Found Spewing Gas Bubbles

Such an event has never been observed in dwarf galaxies before

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 16th, 2011
Supermassive Black Holes Can Form in Small Galaxies

Supermassive Black Holes Can Form in Small Galaxies

Astrophysicists were very surprised to learn that this is possible

 
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