News tagged with small telescope

Herschel and Spitzer see nearby galaxies' stardust

(PhysOrg.com) -- The cold dust that builds blazing stars is revealed in new images that combine observations from the Herschel Space Observatory, a European Space Agency-led mission with important NASA contributions; ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Close encounters of the galactic kind

(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have used a large survey to test a prediction that close encounters between galaxies can trigger the rapid growth of supermassive black holes. Key to this work was Chandra's unique ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Supernova 'brightens up' September 7-8

(PhysOrg.com) -- The nearest supernova of its type to be discovered for 40 years is predicted to be at its brightest 7-8 September and will be visible through a good pair of binoculars.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

MOST microsatellite reveals true nature of mysterious dust-forming Wolf-Rayet binary CV Ser

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the Canadian MOST microsatellite, a team of researchers from the Universite de Montreal and the Centre de Recherche en Astrophysique du Quebec has made a stunning observation. As they'll report at ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Green Comet Approaches Earth

In 1996, a 7-year-old boy in China bent over the eyepiece of a small telescope and saw something that would change his life--a comet of flamboyant beauty, bright and puffy with an active tail. At first he ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 05, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 0