RSS Channels IndexAccurate Distance Measurement Resolves Major Astronomical Mystery
Astronomers have resolved a major problem in their understanding of a class of stars that undergo regular outbursts by accurately measuring the distance to a famous example of the type.
5/22/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Astronomers Discover Surprising Clutch of Hydrogen Clouds Lurking Among Our Galactic Neighbors
In a dark, starless patch of intergalactic space, astronomers have discovered a never-before-seen cluster of hydrogen clouds strewn between two nearby galaxies, Andromeda (M31) and Triangulum (M33). The researchers speculate that these rarefied...
5/3/2013 12:00 PM EDT
VLA Gives Deep, Detailed Image of Distant Universe
Staring at a small patch of sky for more than 50 hours with the ultra-sensitive Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), astronomers have for the first time identified discrete sources that account for nearly all the radio waves coming from distant...
4/30/2013 10:00 AM EDT
Einstein's Gravity Theory Passes Toughest Test Yet
A strange stellar pair nearly 7,000 light-years from Earth has provided physicists with a unique cosmic laboratory for studying the nature of gravity. The extremely strong gravity of a massive neutron star in orbit with a companion white dwarf star...
4/24/2013 1:00 PM EDT
ALMA Finds 'Monster' Starburst Galaxies in the Early Universe: Observatory’s Early Strides Provide Astounding View of Cosmic History
Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have discovered starburst galaxies earlier in the Universe’s history than they were previously thought to have existed. These newly discovered galaxies represent...
3/12/2013 7:00 AM EDT
Astronomers Celebrate New Era of Discovery with ALMA Inauguration
ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, was officially inaugurated today in a ceremony that brought together representatives from the international astronomical community. Today’s event marked the formal beginning of ALMA’s...
3/13/2013 1:10 PM EDT
Discoveries Suggest Icy Cosmic Start for Amino Acids and DNA Ingredients
Using new technology at the telescope and in laboratories, researchers have discovered an important pair of prebiotic molecules in interstellar space. The discoveries indicate that some basic chemicals that are key steps on the way to life may have...
2/28/2013 11:30 AM EST
Newly Discovered Clouds Found Floating High above Milky Way
New studies with the National Science Foundation's Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have revealed a previously unknown population of discrete hydrogen clouds in the gaseous halo that surrounds the Milky Way Galaxy.
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