Jon Voisey
Abuse From Other Universes – A Second Opinion
[/caption] At the end of last year, there was a flurry of activity from astronomers Gurzadyan and Penrose that considered…
What Would Earth Look Like from a Distant Star?
As the number of discovered extrasolar planets grows, astronomers begin looking at the next step: finding rocky Earth-like planets. In…
High Precision Study of Exoplanet WASP 10b
[/caption] Originally discovered by the Wide Angle Search for exoPlanets (WASP) survey in 2008, the eclipsing exoplanet WASP 10b has…
A Magnified Supernova
[/caption] Supernovae are among astronomers most important tools for exploring the history of the universe. Their frequency allows us to…
Homeless Supernovae
[/caption] In a post earlier this month, we looked at a team of astronomers searching for stars that were on…
Globular Clusters on a Plane
[/caption] Globular clusters are generally some of the oldest structures in our galaxy. Many of the most famous ones formed…
Help! My Stars are Leaking!
[/caption] Star clusters are wonderful test beds for theories of stellar formation and evolution. One of the key roles they…
Where’s the Debris for Transiting Planets?
For many exoplanet systems that have been discovered by the radial velocity method, astronomers have found excess emission in the…
Five Awesome Things You (Probably) Didn’t Know Asteroseismology Could Do
[/caption] Asteroseismology is a relatively new field in astronomy. This branch uses sound waves in stars to explore their nature…
The Hidden Galaxy in the Zone of Avoidance
[/caption] There are some places astronomers dare not tread. One of the prime places is beyond the disk of our…