Astronomy

ALMA’s Unexpected Chemical Discovery could be Used to Uncover and Confirm Protoplanets

ALMA’s Unexpected Chemical Discovery could be Used to Uncover and Confirm Protoplanets

The most convincing chemical proof of protoplanet formation to date has been found by researchers utilizing the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to explore the…
Lenticular Galaxy

Lenticular Galaxy

In galaxy morphological classification schemes, a lenticular galaxy (denoted S0) is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical (denoted E) and a spiral galaxy.…
Spiral Galaxies

Spiral Galaxies

Spiral galaxies are a type of galaxy that was first described by Edwin Hubble in his 1936 book The Realm of the Nebulae and are…
Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

Intermediate Spiral Galaxy

An intermediate spiral galaxy is a type of galaxy that exists between the two main types of spiral galaxies: barred spiral galaxies and unbarred spiral…
NGC 248 – an emission nebula

NGC 248 – an emission nebula

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope captured two festive-looking nebulas that appear to be one. They live in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that is…
Messier 78 – a reflection nebula

Messier 78 – a reflection nebula

Messier 78, or M78, is a reflection nebula in the constellation Orion. It is one of the most well-known and visible reflection nebulae in the…
For The Majority Of This Year, Antarctic Sea Ice Has Been at Record Lows

For The Majority Of This Year, Antarctic Sea Ice Has Been at Record Lows

Something unusual is occurring to the sea ice in Antarctica. The areal extent of floating ice surrounding the continent is not just at a record…
According to an Unusual new Method, Small Planets May Form “like a Sandwich.”

According to an Unusual new Method, Small Planets May Form “like a Sandwich.”

Astronomers have discovered a new and unique mechanism for planets to form, which could explain why planets like Mars and Uranus form sandwiched between much…
Messier 43 – a star-forming nebula

Messier 43 – a star-forming nebula

Messier 43, also known as De Mairan’s Nebula and NGC 1982, is a star-forming nebula with a prominent H II region in the equatorial constellation…
The Discovery of a Brown Dwarf That is Hotter Than the Sun

The Discovery of a Brown Dwarf That is Hotter Than the Sun

A planet-like object hotter than the sun has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. Their paper was accepted for publication in Nature Astronomy…
Human-Necessary Amino Acid Discovered in Interstellar Space

Human-Necessary Amino Acid Discovered in Interstellar Space

One of the 20 amino acids required by humans has been identified by astronomers in the Perseus Molecular Complex, a star-forming region 1,000 light-years from…
IC 2118 – a Witch Head Nebula

IC 2118 – a Witch Head Nebula

IC 2118 (also known as the Witch Head Nebula due to its shape) is an extremely faint reflection nebula in the constellation of Orion that…
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