News articles tagged with 'astronomical'
The Orion nebula: Still full of surprises
— 19 Jan 2011 16:44 | AstronomyThe Orion Nebula, also known as Messier 42, is one of the most easily recognisable and best-studied celestial objects. It is a huge complex of gas and dust where massive stars are forming…
Herschel finds water in a cosmic desert
— 2 Sep 2010 15:31 | AstronomyThe Herschel infrared space observatory has discovered that ultraviolet starlight is the key ingredient for making water in space. It is the only explanation for why a dying star is…
Ambitious survey spots stellar nurseries
— 12 Aug 2010 08:06 | AstronomyThe leader of the survey team, Maria-Rosa Cioni (University of Hertfordshire, UK) explains: 'This view is of one of the most important regions of star formation in the local Universe…
Perseid meteor shower set to dazzle
— 12 Aug 2010 07:27 | AstronomyThis year's Perseid meteor shower looks set to be one of the best of recent years, with near perfect viewing conditions for observers in the UK. The peak of the shower will be at around…
From stone age to space age
— 4 Aug 2010 10:16 | AstronomyThe study is the result of a collaboration between the IAU Working Group on Astronomy and World Heritage and the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), the advisory…
A new look into the Whirlpool Galaxy
— 11 Jun 2010 12:30 | AstronomyThe Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is a classic, a real must that now gets into Calar Alto Documentary Photo Gallery with this impressive photo obtained with the Zeiss 1.23 m reflector. The…
Supermassive black holes may frequently roam galaxy centres
— 26 May 2010 12:07 | AstronomyA team of astronomy researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology, Florida Institute of Technology and University of Sussex in the United Kingdom, find that the supermassive black…
Calar Alto: The CALIFA project starts up
— 12 May 2010 12:25 | AstronomyThe CALIFA survey will observe sample of 600 selected galaxies in the local universe, using more than 200 observing nights with the Zeiss 3.5 m telescope of Calar Alto Observatory.…
Princeton scientists say Einstein's theory applies beyond the solar system
— 20 Mar 2010 15:19 | AstronomyA team led by Princeton University scientists has tested Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity to see if it holds true at cosmic scales. And, after two years of analysing astronomical…
Team using Subaru Telescope makes major discovery
— 4 Dec 2009 11:32 | AstronomyAn international team of scientists that includes an astronomer from Princeton University has made the first direct observation of a planet-like object orbiting a star similar to the…