Astronomy
Cosmic Crime Alert… LMC Is Swiping Stars!
[/caption] Using the Spitzer Space Telescope, a team of astronomers from the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) have made a…
Zooming in on Proto-Planetary Disks
On the road to planetary formation, the first step is an accretion disk around a proto-star. Such disks, known as…
Dawn Exceeds Wildest Expectations as First Ever Spacecraft to Orbit a Protoplanet – Vesta
[/caption] NASA’s super exciting Dawn mission to the Asteroid Belt marked a major milestone in human history by becoming the…
What are Active Optics?
For astronomers and physicists alike, the depths of space are a treasure trove that may provide us with the answers…
Catch A Pulsar By The Tail
Originally discovered by the Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope in 2009, Pulsar PSR J0357 had a bit of a surprise…
Another <em>Kepler</em> Planet Confirmed
[/caption] The Kepler mission, launched in 2009, is looking to greatly improve our understanding of planets. Since beginning operation, the…
New Kids On The Block – The Brown Dwarfs
[/caption] When it comes to being close to "home", there are not a lot of stars out there in our…
Are The Galaxies In Our Universe More Right-Handed… Or Left-Handed?
[/caption] It's called mirror symmetry and it has everything to do with a recent study done by physics professor Michael…
More Images of HR 8799
[/caption] Late last year, astronomers using the Keck II telescope released the first direct image of a planetary system including…
New Planet Discovered In Trinary Star System
[/caption] Until recently, astronomers were highly skeptical of whether or not planets should be possible in multiple star systems. It…