News articles tagged with 'astronomer' (Page 2)
NASA satellites find high-energy surprises in 'constant' Crab Nebula
— 13 Jan 2011 17:15 | AstronomyThe combined data from several NASA satellites has astonished astronomers by revealing unexpected changes in X-ray emission from the Crab Nebula, once thought to be the steadiest high-energy…
New telescope is exploring solar system 'outback'
— 13 Jan 2011 17:06 | AstronomyIn the outer reaches of our solar system lies a mysterious region far more remote and difficult to explore than the Australian outback. It remains the only part of our solar system…
Astronomers discover close-knit pairs of massive black holes
— 13 Jan 2011 16:48 | AstronomyAstronomers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), and University of Hawaii (UH) have discovered 16 close-knit pairs…
Possible missing link between young and old galaxies
— 11 Jan 2011 16:56 | AstronomyUniversity of California, Berkeley, astronomers may have found the missing link between gas-filled, star-forming galaxies and older, gas-depleted galaxies typically characterised as…
Surprise: Dwarf galaxy harbours supermassive black hole
— 9 Jan 2011 19:13 | AstronomyThe surprising discovery of a supermassive black hole in a small nearby galaxy has given astronomers a tantalising look at how black holes and galaxies may have grown in the early history…
Smithsonian instrument 'fills the gap,' views Sun's innermost corona
— 4 Jan 2011 22:17 | AstronomyDuring a total eclipse of the Sun, skywatchers are awed by the shimmering corona - a faint glow that surrounds the Sun like gossamer flower petals. This outer layer of the Sun's atmosphere…
The universe's most massive stars can form in near isolation, new study finds
— 3 Jan 2011 16:44 | AstronomyNew observations by University of Michigan astronomers add weight to the theory that the most massive stars in the universe could form essentially anywhere, including in near isolation;…
Light dawns on dark gamma-ray bursts
— 16 Dec 2010 17:16 | AstronomyGamma-ray bursts (GRBs), fleeting events that last from less than a second to several minutes, are detected by orbiting observatories that can pick up their high energy radiation. Thirteen…
Qatar-led international team finds its first alien world
— 14 Dec 2010 19:39 | AstronomyIn an exciting example of international collaboration, a Qatar astronomer teamed with scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics (CfA) and other institutions to discover…
Black holes and warped space: New UK telescope shows off first
— 10 Dec 2010 20:15 | AstronomySpearheaded by the University of Manchester's Jodrell Bank Observatory and funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council, the e-MERLIN telescope will allow astronomers to…