• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 25th, 2009
'Youngest' Brown Dwarf Discovered by Spitzer

'Youngest' Brown Dwarf Discovered by Spitzer

The telescope views the sky in infrared wavelengths

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 24th, 2009
New Solar Telescope Launches this Winter

New Solar Telescope Launches this Winter

The instrument will study the Sun's magnetic fields

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 18th, 2009
Edge-On View of NGC 4710 Reveals Weird Bulge

Edge-On View of NGC 4710 Reveals Weird Bulge

Hubble captures new, peculiar image

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 13th, 2009
Newly Found White Dwarfs Clear Astronomical Mystery

Newly Found White Dwarfs Clear Astronomical Mystery

They represent the end stage of a certain class of stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 12th, 2009
Lithium Allows Stars to Host Planets Around Them

Lithium Allows Stars to Host Planets Around Them

The find settles an old debate

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • November 11th, 2009
Combined Photos Show Amazing View of the Milky Way

Combined Photos Show Amazing View of the Milky Way

The images are taken by NASA telescopes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 8th, 2009
New Category of Alien Worlds Dicovered

New Category of Alien Worlds Dicovered

An exoplanet is pulled by two stars

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 7th, 2009
'Dirty' Stars Best Fit for Forming Solar Systems

'Dirty' Stars Best Fit for Forming Solar Systems

The initial cloud composition is the key to success

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 1st, 2009
'Runaway Star' Mystery Puzzles Astronomers

'Runaway Star' Mystery Puzzles Astronomers

The black hole-based theory comes under attack

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 24th, 2009
Spitzer Watches Forming Exoplanet in Real Time

Spitzer Watches Forming Exoplanet in Real Time

Measurements have been taken just five months apart

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 23rd, 2009
First Simulation of a Star's Final Hours Created

First Simulation of a Star's Final Hours Created

Astrophysicists benefit from new computer codes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 18th, 2009
Study to Create 'Exotic' Forms of Life

Study to Create 'Exotic' Forms of Life

Experts are using peculiar chemicals for their tests

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 16th, 2009
First Rocky Exoplanet Identified

First Rocky Exoplanet Identified

It has five times the mass of the Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 1st, 2009
Experts Find Best Place for Astronomical Observations in the World

Experts Find Best Place for Astronomical Observations in the World

It is located around the South Pole

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 29th, 2009
Why Protoplanetary Disks Sometimes Look Weird

Why Protoplanetary Disks Sometimes Look Weird

GSFC experts have found an explanation

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 20th, 2009
Stellar Ratio Theory Proved Wrong

Stellar Ratio Theory Proved Wrong

Much more small stars are formed than predicted

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • August 18th, 2009
Debate on the Line Between Stars and Planets

Debate on the Line Between Stars and Planets

Establishing categories proves to be a difficult effort

 
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