Articles by Natali Anderson

This Hubble image shows the elliptical galaxy LEDA 3087775. In this galaxy, some ribbons of dust notably obscure parts of the conglomerated galaxy’s central, bluish region; those dust lanes could be remnants of the spiral arms of the recently departed galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

Hubble Zooms in on Distant Elliptical Galaxy

Nov 23, 2015 by Natali Anderson

This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is likely the best of an extremely distant galaxy known as LEDA 3087775. This Hubble image shows the...

Paleontologists Unearth Tropical Fossil Forests in Norway

Nov 19, 2015 by Natali Anderson

A team of UK paleontologists has unearthed three 380-million-year-old fossil forests in Svalbard, an archipelago administered by Norway and located far...

This image, taken with Cassini’s narrow-angle camera on September 8, shows Dione (near) and Enceladus (far). Although these moons are composed of nearly the same materials, Enceladus has a considerably higher reflectivity than Dione. This view looks toward the leading hemisphere of Enceladus. North on Enceladus is up and rotated 1 degree to the right. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.

Cassini Spies Two of Saturn’s Moons: Dione and Enceladus

Nov 19, 2015 by Natali Anderson

NASA’s Cassini spacecraft has snapped a beautiful photo of two Saturnian moons, Dione and Enceladus. This image, taken with Cassini’s narrow-angle...

The VISTA telescope has discovered a horde of previously hidden giant galaxies that existed when the Universe was in its infancy. By discovering and studying more of these galaxies than ever before, astronomers have for the first time found out exactly when such galaxies first appeared. A few of the newly discovered early galaxies are shown in this image. Image credit: ESO / UltraVISTA Team / TERAPIX / CNRS / INSU / CASU.

VISTA Telescope Discovers Massive Galaxies in Early Universe

Nov 18, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Using the VISTA Survey Telescope at ESO’s La Silla Paranal Observatory, astronomers have discovered almost 600 new massive galaxies in the distant Universe. The...

U.S. scientists have created UV light-driven, single-molecule submersibles. Image credit: Loic Samuel / Rice University.

Researchers Create Light-Driven Submersible Nanomachines

Nov 17, 2015 by Natali Anderson

A team of researchers from North Carolina State University and Rice University has created UV light-driven, unimolecular ‘submarines’ that contain...

Messier 87 is the dominant galaxy at the center of the neighboring Virgo cluster of galaxies. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble Heritage Team.

Astronomers Detect Stellar Pulsations in Messier 87

Nov 16, 2015 by Natali Anderson

A team of astronomers has measured the ‘heartbeats’ of stars within Messier 87, a giant elliptical galaxy located some 53 million light-years from...

This dramatic image shows the Hubble’s view of a dynamically young lenticular galaxy known as NGC 3610, which lies 72 million light-years away. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

NGC 3610: Hubble Team Releases Beautiful Image of Lenticular Galaxy

Nov 16, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable new view of a galaxy known as NGC 3610. This dramatic image shows the...

HD 189733b is shown here in front of its host star, HD 189733; a belt of wind around the equator of the planet travels at 5,400 mph from the heated day side to the night side. Image credit: Mark A. Garlick / University of Warwick.

HD 189733b: Astronomers Measure Wind Velocities on Hot Jupiter Exoplanet

Nov 13, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Using observations from the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS), a high-precision spectrograph on ESO’s 3.6-m telescope at La Silla...

Close-up view of Epimetheus. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / Space Science Institute.

Cassini Captures New Image of Saturn’s Small Moon Epimetheus

Nov 13, 2015 by Natali Anderson

NASA has released the latest image of Epimetheus, one of Saturn’s smaller moons. This image of Saturn’s small moon Epimetheus was captured on July...

Porous liquid. Image credit: University of Liverpool.

Scientists Invent Liquid with Permanent Porosity

Nov 12, 2015 by Natali Anderson

An interdisciplinary team of chemists, physicists and material scientists from France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Argentina, has invented a ‘porous...

This high-resolution image of Pluto was taken by New Horizons on July 14, 2015: yellow circle shows location of Wright Mons and Piccard Mons mountains on the dwarf planet. Image credit: NASA / Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory / Southwest Research Institute.

New Horizons Geologists Spot Possible Cryovolcanoes on Pluto

Nov 10, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Using images of Pluto’s surface, geologists with the New Horizons mission have discovered that two of dwarf planet’s mountains could be cryovolcanoes...

The small dvinosaur Timonya anneae is depicted in the foreground left, the trimerorhachid dvinosaur Procuhy nazariensis is on the right, and the rhinesuchid in the left background. Other species represented are: a dipnoan, primitive actinopterygians, Psaronius tree-ferns, Teresinoxylon trees and small columnar stromatolites. Image credit: Juan C. Cisneros et al.

Paleontologists Find 278-Million-Year-Old Amphibian, Reptile Fossils in Brazil

Nov 7, 2015 by Natali Anderson

With the help of ancient fossils unearthed in northeastern Brazil, an international team of paleontologists has identified several amphibian species and...

This is an artist’s impression of PSO J318.5-22. Image credit: MPIA / V. Ch. Quetz.

Astronomers Create Weather Map of Rogue Planet-Like Object

Nov 4, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers have detected layers of clouds – made up of hot dust and droplets of molten iron – on a planet-like object known as PSO J318.5338–22.8603...

This Hubble image shows the lenticular galaxy Markarian 820. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / N. Gorin, STScI / Judy Schmidt, www.geckzilla.com.

NASA’s Hubble Snaps Beautiful Image of Lenticular Galaxy

Nov 2, 2015 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have obtained a remarkable view of the distant lenticular galaxy Markarian 820. This Hubble image...

Comet Lovejoy (C/2014 Q2) on February 22, 2015. An international team of scientists has found more than twenty molecules in the comet, including ethyl alcohol and a simple sugar. Image credit: Fabrice Noel.

Astronomers Detect Ethyl Alcohol, Sugar in Atmosphere of Comet Lovejoy

Oct 26, 2015 by Natali Anderson

In a paper in the journal Science Advances, astronomers report the detection of 21 different organic molecules in gas from Comet Lovejoy, including the...

This image from Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 shows the spiral galaxy Messier 94. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble.

Hubble Captures Stunning Image of Messier 94

Oct 19, 2015 by Natali Anderson

The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured this vivid image of Messier 94. This image from Hubble’s Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 shows the...

The Attenborough’s flat lizard (Platysaurus attenboroughi), male. Image credit: Martin J. Whiting et al.

Platysaurus attenboroughi: African Lizard Named after Sir David Attenborough

Jul 21, 2015 by Natali Anderson

A team of scientists, led by Dr Martin Whiting of Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, has described a new species of the flat lizard genus Platysaurus...

Giant panda cub Xiao Liwu and his mother Bai Yun at the San Diego Zoo. Image credit: Natali Anderson / San Diego Zoo.

Giant Pandas Have Exceptionally Low Metabolic Rate, New Study Finds

Jul 10, 2015 by Natali Anderson

According to a new study led by Dr Yonggang Nie from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Zoology, bamboo-eating giant pandas (Ailuropoda melanoleuca)...

An artist impression of Huanansaurus ganzhouensis. Image credit: Chuang Zhao.

Huanansaurus ganzhouensis: New Feathered Dinosaur Discovered in China

Jul 3, 2015 by Natali Anderson

A remarkable new genus and species of oviraptorid dinosaur has been unearthed in the Ganzhou area of Jiangxi Province, southern China. An artist impression...

Around 212 million years ago in what is now northern New Mexico, early dinosaurs such as the meat-eating dinosaur in background were small and rare, whereas other reptiles such as the long-snouted phytosaurs and armored aetosaurs were quite common. Image credit: Victor Leshyk.

Why Early Dinosaurs Were Small and Rare in Tropics

Jun 16, 2015 by Natali Anderson

A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences sheds light on why early dinosaurs were small, rare and species-poor in tropical...

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