Behold The Distant Universe!
At the annual National Astronomy Meeting, members of the Ultra Deep Survey (UDS) team shared images that are the deepest view of the Universe yet
Supermassive Black Holes In Distant Galaxies Are Mysteriously Aligned
Recent findings from a team of researchers in South Africa have shown that supermassive black holes in distance are all spinning in the same direction
Beyond WIMPs: Exploring Alternative Theories Of Dark Matter
A team of scientists are looking beyond WIMPs in the search for Dark Matter, one which could be confirmed in the near future
Weekly Space Hangout – Jan. 22, 2016: Dr. Stuart Robbins
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Dr. Stuart Robbins, Research Scientist at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI); Mars Impact Craters, Science Lead on Moon Mappers and Mercury Mappers. Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Kimberly Cartier (@AstroKimCartier ) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Jolene Creighton (@futurism / fromquarkstoquasars.com) Pamela Gay (cosmoquest.org / @cosmoquestx / @starstryder) …
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Cosmologist Thinks a Strange Signal May Be Evidence of a Parallel Universe
In the beginning, there was chaos. Hot, dense, and packed with energetic particles, the early Universe was a turbulent, bustling place. It wasn’t until about 300,000 years after the Big Bang that the nascent cosmic soup had cooled enough for atoms to form and light to travel freely. This landmark event, known as recombination, gave rise …
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Weekly Space Hangout – May 29, 2015: Dr. Bradley M. Peterson
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: This week we welcome Dr. Bradley M. Peterson, whose research is directed towards determination of the physical nature of active galactic nuclei. Guests: Jolene Creighton (@jolene723 / fromquarkstoquasars.com) Charles Black (@charlesblack / sen.com/charles-black) Brian Koberlein (@briankoberlein / briankoberlein.com) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) …
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Hearing the Early Universe’s Scream: Sloan Survey Announces New Findings
Imagine a single mission that would allow you to explore the Milky Way and beyond, investigating cosmic chemistry, hunting planets, mapping galactic structure, probing dark energy and analyzing the expansion of the wider Universe. Enter the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, a massive scientific collaboration that enables one thousand astronomers from 51 institutions around the world to do just that. At Tuesday’s AAS briefing …
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What Will We Never See?
Thanks to our powerful telescopes, there are so many places in the Universe we can see. But there are places hidden from us, and places that we’ll never be able to see. We’re really lucky to live in our Universe with our particular laws of physics. At least, that’s what we keep telling ourselves. The …
10 Interesting Facts About the Milky Way
The Milky Way Galaxy is an immense and very interesting place. Not only does it measure some 120,000–180,000 light-years in diameter, it is home to planet Earth, the birthplace of humanity. Our Solar System resides roughly 27,000 light-years away from the Galactic Center, on the inner edge of one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas …
Higgs Boson Threatened The Early Universe, But Gravity Saved The Day
All the physical properties of our Universe – indeed, the fact that we even exist within a Universe that we can contemplate and explore – owe to events that occurred very early in its history. Cosmologists believe that our Universe looks the way it does thanks to a rapid period of inflation immediately before the Big Bang that …
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