Space

Our Deepest View Of The Universe Just Got Deeper!

This image of a tiny patch of sky reveals the oldest galaxies ever seen. Their light has traveled 13 billion years to the Hubble Space Telescope, stretched along the way from ultraviolet to near-infrared by the expanding universe. After this long wait, as ...

Article - Dan Coe - Dec 9 2009 - 11:16pm

Supernova Remnants Retain Memory Of Original Explosions

New images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory show that the symmetry of supernova remnants, or lack thereof, reveal how the original stars exploded. Astronomers say the discovery is important because it will help them better classify supernovas tha ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 6:59pm

365 Days of Astronomy to Continue in 2010

I'm forwarding on this call to action!  Over at Universe Today, editor Nancy Atkison announces: Calling all podcasters! The award-winning 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is proud to announce the project will continue for another 365 days, and is now acc ...

Blog Post - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 18 2009 - 1:42pm

Astronomers Discover Fog At Titan's South Pole

Aside from Earth, Saturn's largest moon Titan looks to be the only place in the solar system with copious quantities of liquid (largely, liquid methane and ethane) sitting on its surface. But that's not the only similarity our home and Titan shar ...

Article - News Staff - Jan 21 2010 - 7:53pm

The darkness within – how our universe relies on dark forces

            Darkness. It has often been portrayed to us as a symbol of fear, evil or just plain emptiness. But surprisingly, darkness is also essential, especially when our universe is concerned. Everything that we can see – including ourselves – is part o ...

Blog Post - Aubrey Chen - Dec 21 2009 - 8:48pm

The State Of Sci-Fi Gaming

As 2009 closes, we can look at the state of sci-fi gaming.  You might wonder why a science site cares, and the answer is that science fiction is one of the best gateways to science careers.  For one generation of astronomers, pretty much, either you'd ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 22 2009 - 3:56pm

Vampirism And Cosmic Facelifts In Messier 30

Stars in globular clusters tend to be 12-13 billion years old but a small fraction appear to be significantly younger than the average population.   Left behind by the stars that followed the normal path of stellar evolution and became red giants, those yo ...

Article - News Staff - Dec 23 2009 - 1:39pm

Launch Early, Launch Often

Here's a pleasant Christmas thought-- why are rocket launches like holidays-- infrequent, big productions that tend to always be the same?  A New York Times op-ed, Faster, NASA, Faster, puts forth an idea that, really, resurfaces at least once every f ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 25 2009 - 2:35pm

My Worst Columns Of 2009

To wrap up the year, I'm listing my 4 worst columns.  Or, at least, the four columns that got outstandingly terrible readership.  I searched for a pattern or justification for why people stayed away in droves, but darned if I can spot one.  If you ...

Article - Alex "Sandy" Antunes - Dec 30 2009 - 11:48am

Herschel Space Observatory Captures Never-Before-Seen Galaxies

The Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver, or SPIRE instrument, riding aboard Herschel Space Observatory, launched in May by the European Space Agency, has provided one of the most detailed views yet of space up to 12 billion years back in time. The De ...

Article - News Staff - Sep 8 2010 - 6:59pm