• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • February 23rd, 2012
Carbon Geodesic Domes Found in Deep Space

Carbon Geodesic Domes Found in Deep Space

The discovery was made using an orbital observatory

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2012
Exoplanet 55 Cancri e May Be Wetter than Astronomers Thought

Exoplanet 55 Cancri e May Be Wetter than Astronomers Thought

The object was initially determined to be scorching hot

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2012
Spitzer Illustrates Cosmic Turmoil Preceding New Stellar Formation

Spitzer Illustrates Cosmic Turmoil Preceding New Stellar Formation

This is how the Sun's neighborhood originally looked like

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 11th, 2012
Herschel Maps Dust in the Two Magellanic Clouds

Herschel Maps Dust in the Two Magellanic Clouds

These structures are dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way

  • 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

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 24th, 2011
The Pinwheel Galaxy Looks Amazing in New Image

The Pinwheel Galaxy Looks Amazing in New Image

Its appearance gives us a clue of how the Milky Way may look like

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 15th, 2011
WASP-14b Gives Insight on Hot Jupiters' Atmospheres

WASP-14b Gives Insight on Hot Jupiters' Atmospheres

The exoplanet was recently studied using a NASA telescope

Powerful Radiations Detected in Tarantula Nebula

Powerful Radiations Detected in Tarantula Nebula

The formation is known among astronomers as 30 Doradus

NASA Images Remnant of Oldest Known Supernova

NASA Images Remnant of Oldest Known Supernova

The object was first discovered some 2,000 years ago

Coldest Brown Dwarf Companion Identified

Coldest Brown Dwarf Companion Identified

The object was spotted by an infrared NASA telescope

Comet Bombardment Observed in Nearby Solar System

Comet Bombardment Observed in Nearby Solar System

The event is reminiscent of the Late Heavy Bombardment

Spitzer Shows the North American Nebula

Spitzer Shows the North American Nebula

The new observations conceal the shape of the continent

Spitzer Sees Stars in Orion's Sword

Spitzer Sees Stars in Orion's Sword

The infrared telescope pierces massive dust clouds to see them

Pacman Nebula Shows How Stars Form

Pacman Nebula Shows How Stars Form

The object is not all that obscured by dust and gas

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 27th, 2011
Spitzer Finds Water on Exoplanet 55 Cancri e

Spitzer Finds Water on Exoplanet 55 Cancri e

This object is a large, super-Earth-class planet

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 11th, 2011
Spitzer Snaps View of Dumbbell Nebula

Spitzer Snaps View of Dumbbell Nebula

 
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