items tagged with Astronomy
Need to study a black hole? Do it here on Earth!
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-21 08:17:22
Japanese researchers have successfully created conditions that exist just outside a black hole—at the accretion disk. With this pioneering method, astronomers will be able to learn more about the physics of black holes.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-21 08:17:22
Japanese researchers have successfully created conditions that exist just outside a black hole—at the accretion disk. With this pioneering method, astronomers will be able to learn more about the physics of black holes.
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Number of out-of-this-world planets shoots past 400
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 08:22:10
European astronomers have announced that 32 exoplanets have just been discovered using instruments at the European Southern Observatory, taking the number of planets orbiting around stars other than the Sun to over 400.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-19 08:22:10
European astronomers have announced that 32 exoplanets have just been discovered using instruments at the European Southern Observatory, taking the number of planets orbiting around stars other than the Sun to over 400.
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When galaxies collide: bright, bizarre NGC 2623
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-14 07:59:41
The Hubble Space Telescope has just revealed a gigantic collision of two spiral galaxies about 250 million light-years away from our own Milky Way galaxy. Check out the images of the resulting "bright and bizarre" galaxy that astronomers are calling NGC 2623.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-14 07:59:41
The Hubble Space Telescope has just revealed a gigantic collision of two spiral galaxies about 250 million light-years away from our own Milky Way galaxy. Check out the images of the resulting "bright and bizarre" galaxy that astronomers are calling NGC 2623.
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$4 million facility to support joint Australian, NZ bid for SKA
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-01 06:23:10
The Western Australian town of Geraldton, 460 kilometres north of Perth, is set to play a key role in Australian astronomy in support of the bid to host the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio-telescope, with the Australian Government’s announcement today that a new research facility is to be built in the town.
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Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-10-01 06:23:10
The Western Australian town of Geraldton, 460 kilometres north of Perth, is set to play a key role in Australian astronomy in support of the bid to host the $2.5 billion Square Kilometre Array (SKA) radio-telescope, with the Australian Government’s announcement today that a new research facility is to be built in the town.
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Theory wrong: Star-mass ratio isn't same in all galaxies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-25 08:52:55
A theory was found to be wrong by a group of astronomers after their research shows that there isn’t a particular ratio of high-mass newborn stars to low-mass newborn stars in all types of galaxies. Instead, stars come in a random mix of masses.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-08-25 08:52:55
A theory was found to be wrong by a group of astronomers after their research shows that there isn’t a particular ratio of high-mass newborn stars to low-mass newborn stars in all types of galaxies. Instead, stars come in a random mix of masses.
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Jupiter gets bonked by either a comet or asteroid
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-21 07:29:11
Astronomers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified on Monday, July 20, 2009, after receiving an email from an amateur astronomer in Australia, that Jupiter had just been hit with an object, possibly a comet or asteroid.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-07-21 07:29:11
Astronomers at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory verified on Monday, July 20, 2009, after receiving an email from an amateur astronomer in Australia, that Jupiter had just been hit with an object, possibly a comet or asteroid.
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The Hunt for Space Station Flares
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-27 07:26:33
Sky watchers around the world have been seeing a treat lately as they witness strong, but unpredictable, flares coming off the recently enlarged International Space Station as it flies across their local night sky.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-27 07:26:33
Sky watchers around the world have been seeing a treat lately as they witness strong, but unpredictable, flares coming off the recently enlarged International Space Station as it flies across their local night sky.
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Astronomers see star turn into pulsar
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-22 08:35:01
An international team of astronomers has observed for the first time a star being turned into a very fast rotating neutron star, what is called a millisecond pulsar. This discovery helps to find answers to how such massive stars evolve later in their lives.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-22 08:35:01
An international team of astronomers has observed for the first time a star being turned into a very fast rotating neutron star, what is called a millisecond pulsar. This discovery helps to find answers to how such massive stars evolve later in their lives.
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Europa eclipsing Ganymede caught on video
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-11 09:40:07
A rarely recorded astronomical event in our Solar System occurred recently when one of Jupiter’s moons moved directly in front of another one and Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley caught it on video.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-11 09:40:07
A rarely recorded astronomical event in our Solar System occurred recently when one of Jupiter’s moons moved directly in front of another one and Australian amateur astronomer Anthony Wesley caught it on video.
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Spitzer telescope will kick on after coolant runs out
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-06 20:33:23
NASA's Spitzer space telescope has been detecting infrared light from distant objects for over five years. But it has almost run out of the liquid helium which makes that possible by cooling the instruments to within 3 degrees of absolute zero.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-06 20:33:23
NASA's Spitzer space telescope has been detecting infrared light from distant objects for over five years. But it has almost run out of the liquid helium which makes that possible by cooling the instruments to within 3 degrees of absolute zero.
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Look up: It’s time for Eta Aquarid meteor shower
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-04 17:03:37
Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning, May 5-6, 2009, is expected to be the peak of the Aquarid meteors with up to 85 meteors per hour over the Southern Hemisphere. If you are in the Northern Hemispere, you'll see them, too!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-05-04 17:03:37
Tuesday evening/Wednesday morning, May 5-6, 2009, is expected to be the peak of the Aquarid meteors with up to 85 meteors per hour over the Southern Hemisphere. If you are in the Northern Hemispere, you'll see them, too!
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Australian student Mick Todd finds new asteroid
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-29 13:50:40
Mick Todd, a student at Curtin University of Technology, discovers new asteroid (“Asteroid 2009 FH19”) while searching for potentially dangerous near-Earth objects using the University of Western Australia’s Zadko Telescope.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-29 13:50:40
Mick Todd, a student at Curtin University of Technology, discovers new asteroid (“Asteroid 2009 FH19”) while searching for potentially dangerous near-Earth objects using the University of Western Australia’s Zadko Telescope.
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Himiko blob found: Earliest known beginning of galaxy
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-23 08:40:34
Astronomers have discovered a massive object about 12.9 billion light-years from our Solar System that is the earliest known precursor to a galaxy. It appears to have first formed during the early times of our Universe—less than one billion years after the Big Bang explosion.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-23 08:40:34
Astronomers have discovered a massive object about 12.9 billion light-years from our Solar System that is the earliest known precursor to a galaxy. It appears to have first formed during the early times of our Universe—less than one billion years after the Big Bang explosion.
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Swiss planet finders find smallest one so far
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-21 12:57:18
Swiss astronomers announced on April 21, 2009, that they found planet Gliese 581 e, the least massive planet ever found outside of our Solar System. It is just less than double the mass of Earth. They like their planets small, like Earth, because it increases the possibility of finding life.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-21 12:57:18
Swiss astronomers announced on April 21, 2009, that they found planet Gliese 581 e, the least massive planet ever found outside of our Solar System. It is just less than double the mass of Earth. They like their planets small, like Earth, because it increases the possibility of finding life.
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Lyrid meteor shower coming to Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-21 07:46:20
The Lyrid meteor shower, brought to you by Comet Thatcher, is coming to everyone’s early dawn sky on and around Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Its unpredictable nature could produce a few meteors per hour or many, many more. Look at it to find out what happens.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-04-21 07:46:20
The Lyrid meteor shower, brought to you by Comet Thatcher, is coming to everyone’s early dawn sky on and around Wednesday, April 22, 2009. Its unpredictable nature could produce a few meteors per hour or many, many more. Look at it to find out what happens.
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Add another moon to Saturn, the count goes up to 61
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-04 08:36:38
Astronomers with the NASA Cassini spacecraft imaging team announced that they discovered a tiny moon (S/2008 S 1) orbiting Saturn's second most outer ring. It is the 61st moon known to be orbiting the giant planet Saturn, and a huge discovery for learning more about the evolution of its ring system.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-03-04 08:36:38
Astronomers with the NASA Cassini spacecraft imaging team announced that they discovered a tiny moon (S/2008 S 1) orbiting Saturn's second most outer ring. It is the 61st moon known to be orbiting the giant planet Saturn, and a huge discovery for learning more about the evolution of its ring system.
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Last chance in 2009 to see Moon, Venus together
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 09:17:22
On February 27, 2009, the Moon and the planet Venus will be up close and personal for the last time until spring 2010. Don’t miss your chance to see these two heavenly bodies!
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-27 09:17:22
On February 27, 2009, the Moon and the planet Venus will be up close and personal for the last time until spring 2010. Don’t miss your chance to see these two heavenly bodies!
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100 billion Earths in Milky Way galaxy! Could it be?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-22 10:19:11
According to Dr. Alan Boss, our Milky Way galaxy could contain one hundred billion Earth-like planets. However, he says very few of these planets would be able to support intelligent life. But, what about primitive (microscopic) life?
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-22 10:19:11
According to Dr. Alan Boss, our Milky Way galaxy could contain one hundred billion Earth-like planets. However, he says very few of these planets would be able to support intelligent life. But, what about primitive (microscopic) life?
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Four times the fun: See quadruple transit of Saturn's moons
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-19 08:32:16
February 24, 2009 marks the time to see a rare glimpse of the moons Titan, Mimas, Dione, and Enceladus move across the face of their mother planet Saturn. As an added treat, see Comet Lulin streak across this same darkened sky only a few degrees away from Saturn.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-19 08:32:16
February 24, 2009 marks the time to see a rare glimpse of the moons Titan, Mimas, Dione, and Enceladus move across the face of their mother planet Saturn. As an added treat, see Comet Lulin streak across this same darkened sky only a few degrees away from Saturn.
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Italian astronomers upgrade possible asteroid hit on Earth
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-18 10:30:40
Andrea Milani and his team of professional asteroid hunters have upgraded the probability that Asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit the Earth between the years 2169 and 2199.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-02-18 10:30:40
Andrea Milani and his team of professional asteroid hunters have upgraded the probability that Asteroid 1999 RQ36 could hit the Earth between the years 2169 and 2199.
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