Finding Beauty in the Universe
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Beth A. Biller is part of an international team
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With the Moon reaching New    phase on Jan. 10 and thus leaving the sky darker, now is an ideal time to get    out your binoculars and explore the profusion of open or galactic star clusters    now evident in our evening sky.
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From 26,000 light-years-- near the center of our galaxy-- comes a radio signal that can be interpreted as a cloud of sugar molecules, one key component of what might have assisted the development of life if transported on primordial comets.    Astrobiology Magazine -- Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's giant Robert C...
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Space scientists offer thoughts, both practical and far-fetched, for what to do if thereâs a space rock out there with our planetâs number on it.
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Life near the center of our galaxy never had a chance. Every 20 million years on average, gas pours into the galactic center and slams together, creating millions of new stars. The more massive stars soon go supernova, exploding violently and blasting the surrounding space.
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The surface of one of the brightest stars in the night sky is imaged by scientists.
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By Cheryl Winkelman, STAFF WRITER We are not alone in the universe if the numerous sightings of unidentified flying objects are to be believed.
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Believe in the eighth wonder of the world.
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European Southern Observatory -- Anybody who visits a high-altitude astronomical observatory at this time of the year will be impressed by the beauty of the Milky Way band that stretches across the sky.     Compared to the poor views from cities and other human conglomerations, the dark and bright nebulae come into view together with an astonishing palette of clear stellar colours...
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For the past 30 years scientists have scoured the most inhospitable environments or life. Just about everywhere they look, they find it thriving in microscopic form.
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Galactic Bulge and Disc Stars Shown To Have Different Oxygen Abundances Looking in detail at the composition of stars with ESO's VLT, astronomers are providing a fresh look at the history of our home galaxy, the Milky Way.
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Those who are involved in popularizing astronomy are asked certain questions time and again.&nbsp; One of these is 'How many stars are there?' Only when one is blessed with a rare glimpse of a star-spangled sky with its myriad luminaries, can we understand why this question occurs.&nbsp; Special computer analysis can readily answer the question.&nbsp;
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Astronomers describe a planet orbiting a star near the end of its life - a vision, perhaps, of Earth's future.
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The mystery of how the darkest galaxies in the Universe came to exist may be solved.
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The first precise measurement of a failed star known as a brown dwarf finds the object is much more massive than theorists expected. The result challenges what astronomers&nbsp;assumed about these strange things, which straddle the mass range between huge planets and normal stars.
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Astronomers now have a new &quot;eye&quot; for determining the distance to certain mysterious bodies in and around our Milky Way galaxy.
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The Hubble Space Telescope has produced a vivid portrait of the early days of the universe, when baby galaxies were forming and stars were just beginning to shine.