Superbright Secrets: Germ magnetar

Astronomers continue to fight over the mystery superbright supernova. Supernovae can suddenly shine brighter entire galaxy - in fact in this outbreak are killed biggest stars. There are two types of supernovae. First appear, when one of the stars of the binary system begins to pull stuff from a neighbor, and eventually gaining critical mass.

Study reveals the'' normal'' that was born with the Sun

Opposing to what was previously thought, the birth of the Sun did not occur in exceptional condition, and many other stars were formed at the same time, according to a study published in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Matthieu Gounelle, the French research center CNRS, and Georges Meynet, Geneva Observatory, were able to establish the "genealogy" of the Sun from the presence of a radioactive element,

Natural Satellite of Mercury

This discovery image affords the first evidence Mercury that naturally has a small satellite or moon. Observable as a small bright spot in an image taken yesterday by the Mercury Dual Imaging System (MDIS) Wide Angle Camera (WAC), the moon is approximately 70 meters (230 feet) in diameter and orbits at a mean distance Mercury of 14.300 km (8.890 miles). A proposal to name the moon "Caduceus," Carried by the staff after the Roman god Mercury,