Astronomy
Exoplanet Kepler-7b Unexpectedly Reflective
[/caption] Early on in the hunt for extra solar planets, the main method for discovering planets was the radial…
Testing the Spiral Density Wave Theory
[/caption] Spiral galaxies are one of the most captivating structures in astronomy, yet their nature is still not fully…
Beginner’s Guide to Astronomy – Refractor Telescopes
If you ask someone to describe or draw a telescope, nine times out of ten it will be a refractor.…
The Lone SuperStar
[/caption] It hangs out in space some 160,000 light years away. Its neighborhood is the Large Magellanic Cloud. It calls…
New Arm Embraces Milky Way
[/caption] Some sixteen decades ago, Lord Rosse was the first to point out spiral structure in distant "nebula"... and today…
Australian Student Uncovers the Universe’s Missing Mass
[/caption] Not since the work of Fritz Zwicky has the astronomy world been so excited about the missing mass of…
Carina Nebula: Pumping More Than Just Iron
[/caption] We are all just star stuff... But when it comes to the elements produced by a star, it just…
A New “Spin” On Stellar Age
[/caption] It might not be polite to ask a lady her true age, but when it comes to stars it's…
Want to Make Planets? Better Hurry.
[/caption] Currently, astronomers have two competing models for planetary formation. In one, the planets form in a single, monolithic collapse.…
Cyanoacetylene in IC 342
[/caption] Star formation is an incredible process, but also notoriously difficult to trace. The reason is that the main constituent…