Archive for 'Astronomy & Galaxies'
Universe’s most distant quasar found, powered by massive black hole – Chem.Info
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Boston Globe Universe's most distant quasar found, powered by massive black hole Chem.Info Quasars are very bright, distant galaxies that are believed to be powered by supermassive black holes at their centres. Their brilliance makes them powerful beacons that may help to probe the era when the first stars and galaxies were forming. …
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Astronomers Discover Universe’s Most Distant Quasar – Science Daily (press release)
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Astronomers Discover Universe's Most Distant Quasar Science Daily (press release) Quasars are very bright and distant galaxies that are believed to be powered by supermassive black holes at their centres. Their great brilliance makes them powerful probes to help study the period in the history of the Universe when the first stars …
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Universe’s Most Distant Quasar Found – Science Daily (press release)
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Universe's Most Distant Quasar Found Science Daily (press release) Quasars are very bright, distant galaxies that are believed to be powered by supermassive black holes at their centres. Their brilliance makes them powerful beacons that may help to probe the era when the first stars and galaxies were forming. …
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Harwich observatory provides view of the universe – Cape Cod Times (subscription)
Posted on 12. Jun, 2011 by admin.
Harwich observatory provides view of the universe Cape Cod Times (subscription) Future students can use the observatory as a science lab to explore galaxies , photograph the stars and project star maps on its wall. They can learn to navigate, as early explorers did, and use their math and physics skills to identify the elements …
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Astronomers in discovery of most distant object ever seen – Loughborough News
Posted on 26. May, 2011 by admin.
Loughborough News Astronomers in discovery of most distant object ever seen Loughborough News The exploding star, known as a Gamma-ray Burst (GRB) was briefly as bright as several thousand galaxies (more than a million million times the brightness of the sun), which allowed it to be detected at an estimated distance of 13.14 billion light years …
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University of Leicester astronomers in discovery of ‘most distant object ever … – 24dash (press release)
Posted on 26. May, 2011 by admin.
24dash (press release) University of Leicester astronomers in discovery of 'most distant object ever … 24dash (press release) An international team of UK and US astronomers, including scientists from the University of Leicester's Department of Physics and Astronomy , have spotted the most distant explosion, and possibly the most distant object, ever seen in the Universe
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Adler Planetarium Chooses Global Immersion for 8K True Black Digital Dome Theater – Newswire Today (press release)
Posted on 25. May, 2011 by admin.
Adler Planetarium Chooses Global Immersion for 8K True Black Digital Dome Theater Newswire Today (press release) “The resolution and contrast of this display will completely immerse visitors in what will seem to be the real thing – audiences can be closer to touching the stars and galaxies in our Universe than they can anywhere else on the planet. … and more
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Exploring space – PhysOrg.com
Posted on 16. May, 2011 by admin.
PhysOrg.com Exploring space PhysOrg.com This is an excellent illustration of Herschel's power, as the faint galaxies are typically ten thousand times fainter than the much closer planet Uranus. Caroline Herschel worked closely with William, and was one of the first female astronomers
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Astronomers Peer Into The Dark – RedOrbit
Posted on 21. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Astronomers Peer Into The Dark RedOrbit … his talk on Thursday 21 April at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Llandudno, Wales
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New Theory of Evolution for Spiral Galaxy Arms – Science Daily (press release)
Posted on 20. Apr, 2011 by admin.
New Theory of Evolution for Spiral Galaxy Arms Science Daily (press release) ScienceDaily (Apr. 20, 2011) — A study of spiral patterns found in galaxies like our Milky Way could overturn the theory of how the spiral arm features form and evolve. The results are being presented by postgraduate student, Robert Grand, …
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