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Herschel space telescope pierces giant star bubble

The image of the bubble, known as RCW 120, has been released a few days ahead of the European telescope's first birthday in orbit. Herschel's infrared detectors are tuned to see the cold materials that give birth to stars. Pictur [...]

Posted On : May, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

First image of star's eclipse captured by scientists

Astronomers at the University of St Andrews worked on an international study of the star Epsilon Aurigae, from the Auriga constellation. Every 27 years it becomes dimmer, a phenomenon which lasts for two years. The physicists combin [...]

Posted On : Apr, 09 2010 | Comments : 0

Mysterious dark object seen in star system during eclipse

Scientists have taken close-up pictures of Epsilon Aurigae during its eclipse, which happens every 27 years. Using an instrument developed at the University of Michigan in the US, astronomers were able to zoom in on the star, which [...]

Posted On : Apr, 08 2010 | Comments : 0

Star Dome Astronomy

STAR DOME ASTRONOMY Starts April 13, 2010 Six Tuesday evenings 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Enrollment: $50.00 Call (207) 780-4249 for more information. Have you spent a lot of time time wishing that you could learn astronomy? The Southworth Planeta [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2010 | Comments : 0

To Berkeley astronomy prof, local donor is a star

He may be a backyard astronomer, but Marc Staley’s knowledge of the cosmos has garnered the respect of a well-known astronomical expert. and it’s immediately clear why he and Alex Filippenko, an astronomy professor and resear [...]

Posted On : Apr, 01 2010 | Comments : 0

Images start to roll in from Astronomy Magazine Observatorie...

A few weeks ago, Astronomy Editor David J. Eicher visited the astronomy and equestrian village at Rancho Hidalgo near Animas, New Mexico. While Dave was there, developer Gene Turner surprised him by unveiling a second Astronomy Magaz [...]

Posted On : Mar, 10 2010 | Comments : 0

Star "Eating" Superhot Planet's Atmosphere

First described in 2008, the extrasolar planet or exoplanet WASP-12b is a Jupiter-like world that orbits its host star so tightly a year lasts just 26 hours. This closeness means that a combination of heat from the star and from. [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2010 | Comments : 0

Astronomers discover youngest planet orbiting a solar-type s...

Researchers say the giant planet, named BD+20 1790b, is 35 million years old and six times the mass of Jupiter. It is situated 83 light years away from Earth and is the youngest planet orbiting a star of a similar size to the sun, the as [...]

Posted On : Feb, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Astronomers may have to stop shining lasers at stars

Astronomers are worried that an increase in reports of people shining lasers at airplanes could lead to the government outlawing the pointers. "This has come up in other places in Canada," David Lane, a Halifax astronomer and p [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2010 | Comments : 0

Supernova Star Blast 'Could Wipe Out Earth'

A new study shows the star, called T Pyxidis, is much closer than previously thought at 3,260 light-years away - a short hop in galactic terms. It is set to self-destruct in an explosion called a supernova with the force of 20 billion bil [...]

Posted On : Jan, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

Stellar mosh pit, complete with crashing stars, resolves a m...

For almost 50 years, astronomers have puzzled over the youthful appearance of stars known as blue stragglers. Blue stragglers are the timeworn Hollywood starlets of the cosmos: They shine brightly, they are older than they appear, and the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

New NASA telescope will allow astronomers to see previously ...

In what could reshape our view of the universe, the $320m (£195m) sky-mapping spacecraft, known as Wise, will photograph the entire night sky one and a half times in infra-red light. Despite billions of pounds of research and so [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Infant neutron star observed for first time

The 12.4 mile-wide object has been cloaked in mystery since it was identified as a powerful X-ray source in 1999. Astronomers now know the source is a neutron star 11,000 light years from Earth at the centre of the supernova Cassiopei [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Learn about astronomy at STARS, deadline today

The University of Florida Astronomy presents Student Training in Astronomy Research Skills (STARS) from Nov. 13 through Nov. 14. STARS is a two day astronomy outreach program at UF, which is sponsored by NASA’s Space Telescope S [...]