News articles tagged with 'observation'
Space telescopes reveal previously unknown brilliant X-ray explosion in our Milky Way galaxy
— 23 Oct 2010 16:42 | AstronomyAstronomers in Japan, using an X-ray detector on the International Space Station, and at Penn State University, using NASA's Swift space observatory, are announcing the discovery of…
Magnetic power revealed in gamma-ray burst jet
— 10 Dec 2009 10:45 | AstronomyA specialised camera on a telescope operated by U.K. astronomers from Liverpool has made the first measurement of magnetic fields in the afterglow of a gamma-ray burst (GRB). The result…
A superbright supernova that's the first of its kind
— 3 Dec 2009 09:54 | AstronomyAn extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind of stars…
NRL sensor provides critical space weather observations
— 4 Nov 2009 12:32 | TechnologyLaunched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., aboard an United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle, Oct. 18, 2009, the Special Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager (SSULI) developed…
Astronomers explore 'last blank space' on map of the Universe
— 29 Oct 2009 10:26 | AstronomyThe most distant object ever discovered is described in this week's edition of the science journal Nature…
What you see is not always what you do
— 23 Oct 2009 11:47 | TechnologyImagine: during lunch your colleague throws an apple to you. You catch it (of course) without difficulty. No problem. But what actually happened? Did you consciously decide to catch…
Sea level stargazing: Astronomers make key sighting with Florida telescope
— 29 Sep 2009 17:56 | AstronomyThis summer, University of Florida astronomers inaugurated the world's largest optical telescope on a nearly 8,000-foot mountaintop 3,480 miles away…
Galilean Nights: Global astronomy event invites the world to discover our Universe
— 18 Sep 2009 13:39 | AstronomyThe Galilean Nights builds on the unprecedented success of April's 100 Hours of Astronomy, another IYA2009 Cornerstone project. Over three nights amateur and professional astronomers,…
Long-standing sunspot puzzle solve
— 19 Aug 2009 12:00 | AstronomyScientists at the Universities of Glasgow, Strathclyde and Central Lancashire have used 21st Century solar observations and image processing to finally solve a sunspot puzzle first…
Students to tweet telescope takeover
— 12 Aug 2009 09:46 | AstronomyStudents from three Melbourne high schools will take control of CSIRO's famous Parkes telescope in NSW using the internet today (Wednesday, 12 August) and post their results on Twitter.…