Archive for 'Astronomy & Galaxies'
Massive galaxies reigned in growth 7 billion years ago – Astronomy Now Online
Posted on 19. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Space Daily Massive galaxies reigned in growth 7 billion years ago Astronomy Now Online However, this new research indicates that how galaxies form may vary depending upon their environment, and that many large structures in the Universe formed much more rapidly than we realised. Our latest 116-page Astronomy Now special edition is an … Large Galaxies Stopped Growing 7 Billion Years Ago RedOrbit all 8 news articles
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Large Galaxies Stopped Growing 7 Billion Years Ago – RedOrbit
Posted on 18. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Large Galaxies Stopped Growing 7 Billion Years Ago RedOrbit On Monday 18 April team member Claire Burke will present their work at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting (NAM 2011) in Llandudno, Wales. How galaxies form and then evolve is still a major unanswered question in astronomy . ..
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Leicester Lit & Phil goes into space with Zooniverse – 24dash (press release)
Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Leicester Lit & Phil goes into space with Zooniverse 24dash (press release) “As well as helping to classify images, members of the Zooniverse community have discovered a whole new family of galaxies , unveiled a mysterious object called the Voorwerp and have even unwittingly mapped the history of the Spanish flu from a century … and more
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Telescope at Jodrell to be world’s biggest – Knutsford Guardian
Posted on 12. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Telescope at Jodrell to be world's biggest Knutsford Guardian “The power of this new telescope project, however, is going to surpass anything we have seen before, enabling us to see many more radio-emitting stars and galaxies and pulling open the curtains on parts of the great beyond radio astronomers like me … and more
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Templeton Prize surprises Cambridge astrophysicist Martin Rees – Christian Science Monitor
Posted on 06. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Christian Science Monitor Templeton Prize surprises Cambridge astrophysicist Martin Rees Christian Science Monitor But on Wednesday in London, John Templeton, president of the Templeton Foundation, announced that Rees had won the award because he tackles big questions, by “peering into the farthest reaches of the galaxies ” and opening a window “on our very humanity … and more
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Getting ready for the world’s biggest telescope – Astronomy Magazine
Posted on 05. Apr, 2011 by admin.
Getting ready for the world's biggest telescope Astronomy Magazine “The power of this new telescope project, however, is going to surpass anything we've seen before, enabling us to see many more radio-emitting stars and galaxies and pulling the curtains wide open on parts of the great beyond that radio astronomers …
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Getting ready for the world’s biggest ever telescope – University of Manchester
Posted on 04. Apr, 2011 by admin.
University of Manchester Getting ready for the world's biggest ever telescope University of Manchester The power of this new telescope project however is going to surpass anything we've seen before, enabling us to see many more radio-emitting stars and galaxies and pulling the curtains wide open on parts of the great beyond that radio astronomers like …
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Stellar spirals throw up new clues on galactic evolution – Cambridge Network
Posted on 17. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Cambridge Network Stellar spirals throw up new clues on galactic evolution Cambridge Network … with the potential to apply this understanding to the formation of spiral galaxies throughout the Universe.” Dr.
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Galaxy of data aids Milky Way research – Cambridge News
Posted on 15. Feb, 2011 by admin.
Galaxy of data aids Milky Way research Cambridge News It will allow astronomers to analyse an area that formed relatively early in Andromeda's evolution, enabling them to look more closely at how galaxies form. This cannot be easily done in our own galaxy, because the equivalent part of the Milky Way is … and more
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UK Scientists Get New Supercomputer to Study Universe – HPCwire
Posted on 01. Feb, 2011 by admin.
UK Scientists Get New Supercomputer to Study Universe HPCwire In addition to being used by cosmologists at the University, users at all SEPNet astronomy departments will also have access. and more
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