Astronomy

Ulysses, the mission to study the Sun’s poles and the influence of our star on surrounding space is coming to an end. After more than 17 years in space – almost four times its expected lifetime – the mission is finally succumbing to its harsh environment and is likely to finish sometime in the next [...]

This is not a valentine card! The object pictured here, known as IC 1805, is a young star cluster surrounded by Ha emitting nebulosity, located in the constellation Cassiopeia. This region is also known as the “Heart Nebula,” since it resembles a heart on a wider field view. IC 1805 is located about 7,500 [...]

A neutron star is born out of a supernova explosion, which compresses the dying star’s core with a mass greater than the sun’s into a ball with a diameter the size of a small city. One step from becoming black holes, neutron stars are the densest objects in the universe. Just a teaspoon would weigh [...]

Pictured here is a 50-light-year-wide view of the central region of the Carina Nebula where a maelstrom of star birth - and death - is taking place. This picture also considered as one of the largest panoramic images ever taken with Hubble’s cameras. The immense nebula contains at least a dozen brilliant stars that are roughly [...]

According to NASA’s Eclipse Home Page, there is two eclipses happened during this month. The first is Annular Solar Eclipses that took place on February 7, 2008, and the second one is Total Lunar Eclipse on February 21. The first eclipse will be visible from a wide track, which traverses Antarctica and southern regions [...]