Even the youngest galaxies are often dust-rich, even with very low levels of heavy elements. Nearby dwarf galaxy Sextans A explains why.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »
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Astronomers have captured a spectacular image of a dead star moving across space, trailing a luminous bow shock that defies mathematical predictions. A white dwarf known as RXJ0528+2838 is located 730 light years away from us. It is a compact remnant ...
NASA planetary science division director Louise Prockter conceded that the agency is "very unlikely" to recover its MAVEN Mars orbiter.
NASA's new orbital telescope, Pandora, will watch distant exoplanets -- and the stars they orbit -- like a hawk ...
STARGAZERS may soon have a chance to spot the "Great Comet of 2026" - potentially the brightest of the year. Comets are a night sky spectacle, soaring across the darkness in a blaze of ...
Astronomers have found starless gas clouds before, but Cloud 9 might be the most pristine one of all, with big lessons for cosmic history.Continue reading on Starts With A Bang! »
Stargazing can stimulate an interest in space in kids and lead to a passion for science. But rural schools often lack the resources to nurture these interests.
Astronomers investigating 3I/ATLAS suggest its unique trajectory allows interstellar observers to detect Earth's industrial pollutants through planetary transits, raising questions about potential tracking of our waste.
This 10 second-long burst is the earliest yet farthest supernova to be detected to date.