The gas giant Jupiter observed in the infrared spectrum by the ESO's Very Large Telescope.ESORelated LinksTHE GIST— Using its gravitational dominance...
The Moment Jupiter Got Slammed, In Color!
To see the massive gas giant get slammed by a chunk of space rock or ice (or both) is a historic event.It may be three days after Anthony Wesley spotted...
Why Did Jupiter Flash?
There’s something strange about last week’s Jupiter impact.There’s something strange about last week’s Jupiter impact. There’s a chance it might not have...
Getting to Grips With Your New Telescope
Amateur astronomers set up their telescopes at dusk. View Related Gallery »CORBIS GalleryTen Cosmic Stunners to Point Your New Telescope At: PhotosView...
Jupiter Got Smashed by a Speeding Space Rock
The gas giant appears to have experienced a pretty significant impact event and the flash of the extraterrestrial meteor was caught by amateur astronomers...
10 Ways to Astronomically Astound Your Friends
Previous / Next Navigate by the Stars The location of Polaris in the night sky, plus a Hubble observation of the famous star.NASA, ESA, and the Hubble...
Record 18,300 Apply for NASA Astronaut Training
More than 18,300 people have applied for 14 or fewer spots in NASA's next astronaut class, shattering the 1978 record of 8,000 applicants.Feb 21, 2016...
Cold Corpse of Dead Star Could be a Giant Diamond
An artist's impression of the white dwarf star orbiting with the pulsar PSR J2222-0137. View Related Gallery »B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF) GalleryTop 10 Spitzer...
Could White Dwarf Stars be Higgs Boson Laboratories?
White dwarf stars have relativistic effects on spacetime, so they may be used to test the Higgs-gravity relationship that should be occurring. View Related...
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