Companion of a Young, Sun-like Star Confirmed Credit: Gemini Observatory, D. Lafreniere, R. Jayawardhana, M. van Kerkwijk (Univ. Toronto) Explanation: The first direct image of an extrasolar planet orbiting a star similar to our Sun has been confirmed.…
Even the cartoon character Homer Simpson (who posed this question) has a philosopher within. And though he is not exactly the paradigm of reverence, the question is a real one for any philosophically reverent person. For one of…
Hubble Remix: Active Galaxy NGC 1275 Credit: Data - Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA Explanation: Active galaxy NGC 1275 is the central, dominant member of the large and relatively nearby Perseus Cluster of Galaxies. Wild-looking at visible wavelengths,…
