News tagged with telescope science
Hubble Resolves Puzzle about Loner Starburst Galaxy
Nov 20, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (20) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- Astronomers have long puzzled over why a small, nearby, isolated galaxy is pumping out new stars faster than any galaxy in our local neighborhood.
Planck Sees Light Billions of Years Old
Aug 14, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (8) |
2
The Planck space telescope has begun to collect light left over from the Big Bang explosion that created our universe.
Search results for telescope science
Artificial Intelligence Shuffles Schedules, Cuts Patients' Wait Times
16 hours ago |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the same artificial intelligence (AI) underlying NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope is now streamlining patient care at Strong Memorial Hospital, helping radiologists and technologists ...
Team using Subaru Telescope makes major discovery
19 hours ago |
4.8 / 5 (16) |
2
An 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 sun.
Stellar family portrait takes imaging technique to new extremes
20 hours ago |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
1
Noted for harbouring Eta Carinae -- one of the wildest and most massive stars in our galaxy -- the impressive Carina Nebula also houses a handful of massive clusters of young stars. The youngest of these stellar ...
A Superbright Supernova That’s the First of Its Kind
Dec 02, 2009 |
4.6 / 5 (22) |
6
(PhysOrg.com) -- An extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily long-lasting supernova named SN 2007bi, snagged in a search by a robotic telescope, turns out to be the first example of the kind of stars that first ...
Superior Super Earths
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (46) |
14
Super Earths are named for their size, but these planets - which range from about 2 to 10 Earth masses - could be superior to the Earth when it comes to sustaining life. They could also provide an answer to ...
Herschel takes a peek at the ingredients of the galaxies
Nov 27, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (9) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- The European Space Agency has today released spectacular new observations from the Herschel Space Observatory, including the UK-led SPIRE instrument. Spectrometers on board all three Hershel ...
Fermi Telescope Peers Deep into Microquasar (w/ Video)
Nov 27, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (17) |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has made the first unambiguous detection of high-energy gamma-rays from an enigmatic binary system known as Cygnus X-3. The system pairs a hot, massive ...
ET: Check your voicemail
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2009 |
3.7 / 5 (6) |
6
(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien beings on faraway planets may not have noticed, but it’s been 35 years since human beings made the first deliberate effort to send them a message.
'Cosmic fruit machine' matches collisions
Nov 24, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
2
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new website will give everyone the chance to contribute to science by playing a 'cosmic fruit machine' and compare images of colliding galaxies with millions of simulated images of galactic ...
NJIT receives funding to improve Big Bear Telescope, study solar energy
Nov 20, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (6) |
1
NJIT researchers are at work on many scientific and technological frontiers. The National Science Foundation has recently provided support that totals nearly $4.3 million for the diverse efforts of the following ...
List of search results for telescope science
