New Technique Reveals Ages of Millisecond Pulsars
Astronomers have developed a new technique to accurately determine the ages of millisecond pulsars, the fastest-spinning stars in the universe.…
Volcano Lahar
[/caption] Volcanoes have many ways to kill you, from hot lava, rocks blasted through the air, to poisonous gasses. But…
Astronomers Find New Way to Measure Cosmic Distances
Using a rare type of giant Cepheid variable stars as cosmic milemarkers, astronomers have found a way to measure distances…
Super-Size Me: Black Hole Bigger Than Previously Thought
[/caption] Using a new computer model, astronomers have determined that the black hole in the center of the M87 galaxy…
“Dark” Gamma-Ray Bursts Shed Light on Star Formation
[/caption] Thanks to the Swift satellite and several ground based optical telescopes, astronomers are learning more about so-called “dark” gamma-ray…
New Cosmic “Yardstick” Could Help Understand Dark Energy
[/caption] A new method for measuring large astronomical distances is providing researchers with a cosmic yardstick to determine precisely how…
IYA Live Telescope Library – Messier 7
Were you tuned in to Galactic TV last week? If not, you missed an opportunity to visit with Messier object.…
Podcast: Questions Show: An Unlocked Moon, Energy into Black Holes and the Space Station’s Orbit
What would happen if the Moon wasn't tidally locked to the Earth? What happens to all that mass and energy…
Podcast: Quantum Mechanics
Quantum mechanics is the study of the very tiny; the nature of reality at the smallest scale. It's a science…
Podcast: Questions Show: Hidden Fusion, the Speed of Neutrinos and Hawking Radiation
Are new stars dark until their photons reach the surface? How fast do neutrinos travel? And what’s the story with…