Astronomy
Astronomy Camp Adventures
Most teenagers go to summer camp in order to learn arts and crafts, hang out beside a lake in the…
Galaxy’s Invisible Arms Revealed
Astronomers have discovered that a relatively nearby galaxy is undergoing a tremendous amount of new star formation. This is very…
A Supernova that Won’t Fade Away
Supernovae are powerful stellar explosions that flare up brightly and then slowly fade away. But not always. One supernova, that…
Dusty Disk Could Hide a New Earth
Astronomers have used the massive Gemini and W.M. Keck observatories to discover a Sun-like star with one of the warmest,…
Biggest Star Quake Ever Seen
On December 27, 2004, a neutron star flared up so brightly, it temporarily blinded all the X-ray satellites in space…
Superwinds Seen in Distant Galaxies
Astronomers have discovered a massive explosion in a galaxy 11.5 billion light years away. This explosion is producing streams of…
Three Space Telescopes Find a Neutron Star
An international team of astronomers have discovered a hidden neutron star using three different space observatories: Integral, Swift and Rossi.…
Supercomputer Will Study Galaxy Evolution
A new supercomputer has been installed at the Rochester Institute of Technology to simulate the interactions between black holes and…
Microquasar Puzzles Astronomers
An international team of astronomers have discovered a strange source of high energy gamma rays. The object is called LS5039,…
New Method Pinpoints the Age of the Milky Way
University of Chicago researcher Nicolas Dauphas has developed a new method to calculate the age of the Milky Way by…