Astrophysics News - Space Science News RSS FeedsSpace Science :: AstrophysicsAstrophysics News Stories, Current Astrophysics News Events, Discoveries and Articleshttp://www.brightsurf.com/rss.news.xml?search=Astrophysics Astrophysics News Stories Current Astrophysics News Events, Discoveries and Articles German high-school students involved in an astronomical research project This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes a somewhat unusual research article because it is co-authored by German high-school students. (2009-11-06) Precise picture of early Universe supports 'dark matter' theory A detailed picture of the seeds of structures in the universe has been unveiled by an international team co-led by a Cardiff University scientist. (2009-11-03) Iowa State researchers contribute to discovery of gamma rays from starburst galaxy Iowa State University astrophysicists contributed to the recent discovery that a galaxy quickly creating new stars is also a source of high energy gamma rays. (2009-11-03) Fermi telescope caps its first year with a glimpse of space-time During its first year of operations, NASA's Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope mapped the extreme sky with unprecedented resolution and sensitivity. (2009-10-29) Scientists use world's fastest supercomputer to model origins of the unseen universe Understanding dark energy is the number one issue in explaining the universe, according to Salman Habib, of the Laboratory's Nuclear and Particle Physics, Astrophysics and Cosmology group. (2009-10-27) Galaxy cluster smashes distance record The most distant galaxy cluster yet has been discovered by combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and optical and infrared telescopes. (2009-10-23) Satellite reveals surprising cosmic 'weather' at edge of solar system The first solar system energetic particle maps show an unexpected landmark occurring at the outer edge of the solar wind bubble surrounding the solar system. (2009-10-19) Dirty stars make good solar system hosts Some stars are lonely behemoths, with no surrounding planets or asteroids, while others sport a skirt of attendant planetary bodies. New research published this week in The Astrophysical Journal Letters explains why the composition of the stars often indicates whether their light shines into deep space, or whether a small fraction shines onto orbiting planets. (2009-10-07) Theoretical nuclear physics in China In recent years several Large-Scale Scientific Facilities (LSSF) for nuclear, hadronic, and particle physics have been upgraded and constructed in China. (2009-09-17) First solid evidence for a rocky exoplanet The longest set of HARPS measurements ever made has firmly established the nature of the smallest and fastest-orbiting exoplanet known, CoRoT-7b, revealing its mass as five times that of Earth's. (2009-09-16) |
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