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New comet discovered by amateur astronomer

Here’s how he did it: Using custom-written software to operate a 14″ Meade LX200GPS telescope in his self-built observatory in Warrensburg, Missouri, Fred set his system up to capture images of the sky on that cold evening, no [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomy team that includes UCLA finance professor discover...

A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years from Earth. The newly discovered dwarf galaxy [...]

Posted On : Feb, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomers discover fourth planet that could potentially su...

WASHINGTON — International astronomers said on Thursday they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside our solar system with temperatures that could support water and life about 22 light-years from Earth. The t [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomers announce discovery of oldest galaxy on record

NASA Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the oldest galaxy on record, the space administration announced Tuesday. The space administration said it has captured an image of a group of galaxies located 13.1 billion light years a [...]

Posted On : Jan, 15 2012 | Comments : 0

Astronomers discover alien planets that survived death of st...

Toulouse - Astronomers have discovered two alien planets that survived the red-giant phase of their star's life cycle. The find contradicts the widely held view that planets are scorched to death when their stars expand in to red gian [...]

Posted On : Dec, 23 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomers Discover Magnetic Fields’ Role In Birth of New S...

Magnetic fields play an important role in the formation of dense molecular clouds which sets the stage for the birth of stars and planetary systems like our own. This was the finding of astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astro [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomers discover two small galaxies, could shed light on...

Astronomers have found two small galaxies that appear to circle our Milky Way's galactic neighbor Andromeda, and could shed new light on the mystery of dark matter in the universe, scientists say. The newfound dwarf galaxies, cal [...]

Posted On : Nov, 08 2011 | Comments : 0

Amateur astronomers discover a near-Earth asteroid

A team of amateur astronomers has discovered a previously unknown asteroid in orbit that brings it near the Earth, highlighting the contributions regular folks can make to planetary defense, scientists announced Wednesday. The skywatch [...]

Posted On : Oct, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Scientists discover the diamond planet

SCIENTISTS have discovered a planet they believe is made of diamond. The international team, which includes Australian scientists, believes the "diamond planet" is the only remnant left from what was a huge star in our own Milky [...]

Posted On : Aug, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomers Discover Honeycomb Carbon Crystals In Space

Graphene was first synthesized in a lab in 2004, and subsequent research on its unique properties garnered the Nobel Prize in 2010. It’s as strong as it is thin, and conducts electricity as well as copper. Some think it’s the [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Astronomers discover universe's largest mass of water

An international team of astronomers has discovered a huge mass of warm water vapor in the central regions of a distant quasar, marking the farthest place in the universe that water has been detected. Assistant professor James Aguirre [...]

Posted On : Aug, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Astrologer Predicts Far Reaching Change for the New Milleniu...

BBC astrologer, author and founder of the Midlands School of Astrology, Alison Chester-Lambert is causing a stir in the astrological world. When the world’s astronomers made headlines relegating Pluto to a dwarf planet and announci [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2010 | Comments : 0

Cosmological Discoveries and the Christian

Cosmology is that branch of science which studies the origin and evolution of the universe. Since the philosophy of evolution is the underlying assumption of cosmology, it is expected that a good number of their conclusions will co [...]

Posted On : Nov, 11 2010 | Comments : 0

UA astronomer discovers unusual black hole activity

Today, astronomers around the world are making new discoveries studying the vastness of space. One such astronomer teaching at the University of Alabama has made major progress in studying black holes and has documented for the first tim [...]