Astronomy

UK boffins are going on an alien hunt
By: Posted by Peter Dinham

Physicists have been hearing this afternoon about attempts by UK astronomers to find evidence of alien life - buried in over 2000 hours of archived telescope data.

Solar bursts interfere with GPS
By: Stephen Withers

Cornell University researchers have found that a powerful solar flare occurring last December caused an "unprecedented" burst of radio noise that interfered with the accuracy of many GPS devices and prevented some from determining their position.

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NASA releases pix of NGC 1672 galaxy with starbursts and interstellar dust
By: William Atkins

The NASA Hubble Space Telescope used its Advanced Camera for Surveys in August 2005 to take the following picture of a nearby barred spiral galaxy called NGC 1672, complete with star-forming clouds and dark bands of interstellar dust.
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MOND experiment cancels all accelerations, could it end dark matter?
By: William Atkins

The theory of Modified Newtonian Dynamics (MOND), if successfully tested, could help end the question about whether dark matter exists or not. Will it work?
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Spitzer spies potential planet-harbouring binaries
By: Posted by Peter Dinham

Astronomers using the Spitzer space telescope have discovered that, contrary to expectations, twin-star systems are actually more likely to have indictors of planetary systems than single stars are.

Japanese AKARI spacecraft producing great pixs of infrared universe
By: William Atkins

With only about 550 days to complete its mission, the Akari infrared astronomy satellite has already provided astronomers with fantastic views of star births and deaths, galaxy evolution, supernova remnants, black holes, and other mysterious wonders of the universe.

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Comet Lovejoy is discovered by Australian, and its green
By: William Atkins

Australian amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy discovered a green comet on March 15, 2007 with a digital camera. For his efforts, the comet has been named Comet Lovejoy, with an official designation of C/2007 E2.

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The Pioneer Anomaly: The NASA Whodunit
By: William Atkins

Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 spacecraft, along with other very distant probes, are being held back just a tiny bit on their journey into the far reaches of the solar system. Astronomers do not know what “odd” force, if any, is causing this to happen!
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Asteroid 2006 VV2 is coming for a visit
By: William Atkins

Asteroid 2006 VV2 will be passing close to the Earth at the end of March and in the early part of April 2007, just a few days away.
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Cassini snaps hexagon around Saturn's north pole
By: Stephen Withers

Images from Cassini have shone fresh light on a hexagonal structure in Saturn's atmosphere first seen 26 years ago.

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Sharp-shooting telescope tracks space 'bullets'
By: Stephen Withers

New technology has given astronomers a sharper look at "bullets" of gas travelling through the Orion Nebula.

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Amazing video shows Sun’s chromosphere with jets “as big as Texas”
By: William Atkins

NASA describes the video as: a magnetic vortex almost as big as Earth [that] races across your computer screen, twisting, turning, finally erupting in a powerful solar flare.

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Hinode observatory delivers new view of Sun
By: Stephen Withers

Images from the Hinode space observatory show the Sun's magnetic field is more turbulent than previously thought.

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Partial solar eclipse occurred March 19
By: William Atkins

The first solar eclipse of 2007 occurred on March 19, 2007 and was visible from eastern Asia and parts of northern Alaska.
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UK boffins uncover more secrets of the gamma ray burst
By: Posted by Peter Dinham

New observations of one of the largest and most violent explosions in the universe have provided valuable clues for intergalactic sleuths seeking to understand the physics of Gamma Ray Bursts.

First probe beneath Mars surface finds water ice
By: William Atkins

Using a ground-penetrating instrument for the first time, Mars Express scientists conclude nearly pure water ice, laced with dust particles, exist almost 4 kilometers under the frozen surface of Mars' South Pole.
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Football shaped rock near Pluto acts crazy
By: William Atkins

Caltech astronomers have discovered a rock called 2003 EL61. It is really strange because it crazily rotates every four hours, has two moons, is oblong-shaped like a football, and is as large as Pluto.
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Cassini finds titanic sea on Saturn’s moon Titan
By: William Atkins

It seems that the spacecraft Cassini is just full of discoveries lately. Now, it has found evidence for large (titan) seas filled probably with liquid methane or ethane in the northern polar regions of Titan.
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