The Milky Way’s Hot Gas Halo
Chandra finds evidence of a huge, hot gas halo enveloping the Milky Way galaxy.
Chandra finds evidence of a huge, hot gas halo enveloping the Milky Way galaxy.
WASHINGTON — With the combined power of NASA’s Spitzer and Hubble space telescopes, as well as a cosmic magnification effect, astronomers have spotted what could be the most distant galaxy ever seen. Light from the young galaxy captured by the orbitin…
Direct Energy has launched a new renewable energy product – New Leaf Energy – that offers 100% Green-e certified renewable energy generated by Texas wind turbines. New Leaf Energy will cost the average Texas residence roughly $25 per month above an av…
New Chandra analysis of Kepler’s supernova remnant explosion suggests that it might have been more powerful and farther than previously thought.
Phoenix Solar has begun construction on a 9.58-megawatt photovoltaic system at a Volkswagon plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which will be the state’s largest solar array upon completion.
NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer mission has led to a bonanza of newfound supermassive black holes and extreme galaxies called hot DOGs

Kepler-47 is the first double-star system discovered containing multiple planets, one of which is orbiting in the so-called “habitable zone.”
NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered multiple transiting planets orbiting two suns for the first time.
As much as Neil cherished his privacy, he always appreciated the expressions of good will from people around the world and from all walks of life.