Category Archives: Solar System

A new image of the Trifid Nebula, shows just why it is a firm favorite of astronomers, amateur and professional alike. This massive star factory is so named for the dark dust bands that trisect its glowing heart, and is … Continue reading →

Astronomers recently observed a mysterious flux of particles in the universe, and the hope was born that this may be the first observation of the remnants of “dark matter”.Several independent studies recently discovered a mysterious flux of electrons and positrons … Continue reading →

Just a day after the announcement of the first extrasolar planet found orbiting its star backwards, two other teams announced the discovery of a second one. full story

According to an international team of astronomers led by scientists from Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) many of the objects found today in the asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter may have formed in the outermost reaches … Continue reading →