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Planets like earth may have formed around other stars, UCLA astronomers report
The chemical fingerprint of a burned-out star indicates that Earth-like planets may not be rare in the universe and could give clues to what our solar system will look like when our sun dies and becomes a white dwarf star some five billion years from now. view more (2007-08-20)
Study finds two supermassive black holes spiraling toward collision
A pair of supermassive black holes in the distant universe are intertwined and spiraling toward a merger that will create a single super-supermassive black hole capable of swallowing billions of stars. view more (2006-04-06)
Dutch Minister of Science Visits ESO Facilities in Chile
Mrs. Maria van der Hoeven, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, who travelled to the Republic of Chile, arrived at the ESO Paranal Observatory on Friday afternoon, May 13, 2005. view more (2005-05-17)
Galaxy Zoo hunters help astronomers discover rare 'Green Pea' galaxies
A team of astronomers has discovered a group of rare galaxies called the "Green Peas" with the help of citizen scientists working through an online project called Galaxy Zoo. The finding could lend unique insights into how galaxies form stars in the early universe. view more (2009-07-28)
Clemson scientists launch rockets to test atmospheric conditions
Clemson University space physicists have traveled around the world to launch rockets to test atmospheric conditions. view more (2009-02-27)
Scientists bring Space into the classroom
Have you ever searched for water on the moon? Or measured the depth of a Martian crater? Classroom Space is an innovative project from space scientists at the University of Leicester that will provide school children across the UK with the opportunity to tackle these and other exciting challenges. Classroom Space is being launched at the... view more... (2002-01-09)
Rutgers, Penn State Astronomy Teams Discover Ancestors of Milky Way-Type Galaxies
Astronomers at Rutgers and Penn State universities have discovered galaxies in the distant universe that are ancestors of spiral galaxies like our Milky Way. view more (2008-01-09)
Distant Galaxies Are In The Red
According to scientists from the Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge, red is the colour favoured by distant galaxies. But the reason for this is still not clear. Working with astronomers in California and Canada, the Cambridge team used a special infrared-sensitive camera to carry out a large-scale survey of distant galaxies. The main... view more... (2001-04-03)
Media Invitation - Cosmology Prize to be awarded at IAU General Assembly, Tuesday 15 July
Two thousand astronomers from 65 countries will converge on the Darling Harbour Convention Centre in Sydney this coming week for the 25th triennial General Assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU). The meeting kicks off on Sunday 13 July and runs for two weeks. It will be officially opened at the Sydney Opera House at 6 pm on... view more... (2003-07-12)
Galaxies of stars shrouded in dust found in the early universe
A team of astronomers based in the UK and the US has for the first time measured the redshifts of a significant sample of puzzling "submillimetre galaxies", discovered by some members of the team in 1997. Dr Ian Smail of the University of Durham will tell the UK/Ireland National Astronomy Meeting that these are remote galaxies with high redshifts,... view more... (2003-03-31)
Galactic survey reveals a new look for the Milky Way
With the help of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have conducted the most comprehensive structural analysis of our galaxy and have found tantalizing new evidence that the Milky Way is much different from your ordinary spiral galaxy. view more (2005-08-17)
Builders of ancient tombs and temples followed Sun and stars
Two studies of ancient monuments in southwest Europe reveal the influence the Sun and stars had on their builders according to Dr Michael Hoskin, a historian of astronomy at Cambridge University. In the Archeoastronomy session of the RAS National Astronomy Meeting at the Open University, he will argue that the orientation of about 30 Bronze Age... view more... (2004-03-23)
Williams College faculty/student team travel to study solar eclipse
A team of Williams College faculty and students is preparing to scientifically observe the total eclipse of the Sun that will sweep across the far side of Earth on March 29. view more (2006-03-21)
GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES HAVE AN EXTREMELY LARGE FUTURE
ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETY PRESS NOTICE: GROUND-BASED TELESCOPES HAVE AN EXTREMELY LARGE FUTURE view more (2005-03-28)
Ghosts found in space
For Halloween this year, watch out for some real ghosts cruising through space, destined never to `cross over` to the other side. These ghosts are scientific satellites that have reached the end of their mission and experts have turned off all their instruments. Other satellites cross over into the Earth`s atmosphere to be burned up on reentry,... view more... (2002-10-31)
Dust-enshrouded star looks similar to our sun
Astronomers report tremendous quantities of warm dusty debris surrounding a star with luminosity and mass similar to the sun's, but located 300 light-years from Earth. view more (2005-07-21)
Evidence for ultra-energetic particles in jet from black hole
An international team of astronomers led by researchers at Yale has obtained key infrared observations that reveal the nature of quasar particle jets that originate just outside super-massive black holes at the center of galaxies and radiate across the spectrum from radio to X-ray wavelengths. view more (2006-06-21)
High Energy Mystery lurks at the Galactic Centre
A mystery lurking at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy - an object radiating high-energy gamma rays - has been detected by an international team of astronomers. Their research, published today (September 22nd) in the Journal Astronomy and Astrophysics, was carried out using the High Energy Stereoscopic System (H.E.S.S.), an array of four... view more... (2004-09-22)
Mysterious cosmic rays linked to galactic powerhouses
The sprawling Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory in South America has produced its first major discovery while still under construction. view more (2007-11-09)
Nanoscientists Describe Electron Movement through Molecules
Molecular electronics is the ultimate miniaturization of electronics. In this area of research, scientists have been studying the movement of electrons through individual molecules in an effort to understand how they might control and use the process in new technologies. view more (2005-09-30)
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