Astrophysics

Exotic Objects, Stars

Famous supernova reveals clues about crucial cosmic distance markers

Exotic Objects, Stars

Pan-STARRS telescope finds a “lost” supernova

Galaxies, Science

Scientists pin down the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud

Exotic Objects

Probing extreme matter through observations of neutron stars

Human Spaceflight, Robotic Spaceflight

Herschel to finish observing soon

Science

Why does the zodiacal dust cloud still exist after billions of years? Does something replenish it?

Science

Have astronomers seen any spectral lines they can’t identify?

Cosmology

The universe’s extra dimensions

Exotic Objects, Stars

The Very Large Telescope probes remains of medieval supernova

Exotic Objects, Stars

Fermi proves supernova remnants produce cosmic rays

Exotic Objects, Milky Way

Chandra suggests rare explosion created our galaxy’s youngest black hole

Milky Way, Robotic Spaceflight

WISE feels the heat from Orion’s Sword