Astronomy
World’s Astronomers Meet in Sydney
Astronomers from around the world have descended on Sydney, Australia for the 25th general assembly of the International Astronomical Union.…
Rocket Telescope Gets a Look at the Sun
Image credit: NASA Scientists got the best ever ultraviolet view of the Sun using a telescope and camera launched on…
How the Owl Nebula Got its Shape
Image credit: Hubble/NOAO A team of astronomers have created a model to explain how the Owl Nebula (NGC 3587) got…
Pluto’s Atmosphere is Expanding
Image credit: NASA A team of astronomers from MIT reported today that Pluto's atmosphere is expanding, even as the planet…
Gravitational Waves Could Define Pulsar Spin
Image credit: NASA It's possible that the spin rate of pulsars is limited by gravitational radiation according to new data…
Two Telescopes Act as One
Image credit: NASA Astronomers have directly observed a hot disc of dust and gas surrounding a protostar using the twin…
New Evidence that Stars Form Like Dominos
Image credit: Hubble An international team of astronomers have gathered new evidence to support the "domino theory" of star formation;…
Adaptive Optics Improve Images of the Sun
Image credit: NSO A new adaptive optics system is helping the National Solar Observatory take much more vivid images of…
Gamma Ray Bursts and Hypernovae Linked
Image credit: ESO On March 29, 2003 NASA's High Energy Transient Explorer detected a bright burst of gamma rays, and…
First Light: An Introduction to Stargazing
Interested in space and astronomy but you've never actually looked through a telescope? Until you've actually gone out and done…