Radio Astronomy
Giant Magnetic Loop Stretches Between Two Stars
[/caption] Using a collection of radio telescopes, astronomers have found a giant magnetic loop stretched outward from one of the…
Time-Lapse Movie Shows Massive Stars Form Similarly to Smaller Stars
It has been difficult for astronomers to see how massive stars form, since these stars are rare, form quickly and…
ALMA Telescope Links Third Antenna
Well, they're 1/22 of the way there: the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), planned to be one of the largest…
Exploring to the Beat of Pulsars
[/caption] An innovative project that provides high school students in Australia the opportunity to work with the famous Parkes radio…
Microwave Radiation
In the microwave in your kitchen, food gets cooked (or heated) by absorbing microwave radiation, which is electromagnetic radiation between…
High School Student Discovers Strange Pulsar-Like Object
[/caption] A high-school student from West Virginia has discovered a new astronomical object, a strange type of neutron star called…