The Andromeda Galaxy (left) and Comet C/2011 L4 PANSTARRS last night about 9:20 p.m. The tail fans out broadly in the galaxy's direction. To the left of the comet's head is a sharp, stub of a tail ...
Astronomers announced today that the first Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System) telescope, PS1, is fully operational. This innovative facility will be at the front line of ...
Could a vagabond giant from the outermost regions of interstellar space be poised on the cusp of sweeping by our cosmic doorstep? Astronomers say yes and they have the data to support it. Using the ...
The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore, Maryland, in conjunction with the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy (IfA), is releasing the second edition of data from ...
In December, the University of Hawaii Institute for Astronomy announced the public release of the world’s largest digital sky survey through the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI). Starting in ...