Astronomy
Early Universe Had Burst of Star Formation
Just as humans develop and grow the fastest when we are young, it also appears our universe grew and developed…
Supernova Alert: Supernova Factories Discovered
Two “supernova factories,†rare clusters of Red Supergiant (RSG) stars, have recently been discovered. Together they contain 40 RSGs, which…
Solar Corona Revealed by Medical X-Ray Techniques
For several decades solar scientists have been hard at work trying to unravel the mysteries of the solar corona. Thanks…
Old Galaxies Stick Together In A Young Universe
Can appearances be deceiving? According to the United Kingdom Infra-Red Telescope (UKIRT), galaxies that appear old in our Universe's early…
Explaining Dark Matter and Contradicting the Big Bang
It’s well-known that “Big Bang†was a derogatory name given to the cosmological theory of the expanding (not exploding) universe…
Darkness Washes Around The Globe As Earth Hour Descends
35 countries, 26 major cities, 370 towns and literally tens of millions of people... What do they all have in…
Galaxy Zoo Results Show that the Universe Isn’t ‘Lopsided’
In July of last year, the doors of the online galaxy classification site Galaxy Zoo opened for business. The response?…
Endeavour and Crew Back Home Safely (Video)
After 16 days in space and 250 orbits of the Earth, space shuttle Endeavour touched down at Wednesday evening at…
What’s Up – The Weekend SkyWatcher’s Forecast
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! What does the weekend have in store for those who observe the starry vistas with their eyes,…
Time Traveling With Spitzer
While time travel is seemingly impossible, we can actually look back in time with our telescopes to learn about the…