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Largest Ever Survey Of Very Distant Galaxy Clusters Completed Riverside CA (SPX) Jul 03, 2009 
An international team of researchers led by a UC Riverside astronomer has completed the largest ever survey designed to find very distant clusters of galaxies. Named the Spitzer Adaptation of the Red-sequence Cluster Survey, "SpARCS" detects galaxy clusters using deep ground-based optical observations from the CTIO 4m and CFHT 3.6m telescopes, combined with Spitzer Space Telescope infrared ... read moreIYA2009 Raises Millions Of Eyes To The Skies 
Washington DC (SPX) Jul 03, 2009As the International Year of Astronomy 2009 (IYA2009) reaches its six-month milestone, over a million people have already looked at the sky through a telescope for the first time, and even more have newly engaged in astronomy. This is just one of many achievements, as countless ongoing projects and planned initiatives indicate that the IYA2009 is well on the way towards achieving many of its goa ... more
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Astronomy Question Of The Week: Where Does A Storm Last For Several Centuries
Bonn, Germany (SPX) Jun 30, 2009The longest documented storm on Earth lasted for just five weeks. Last year, astronomers observed a storm on Saturn that lasted for more than five months. However, on Jupiter, scientists in the 17th century observed a gigantic 'red eye' - known as the Great Red Spot - that has been observed continuously ever since and can be seen with amateur telescopes. In reality, the 'spot' is a ... more World's Fastest And Most Sensitive Astronomical Camera 
Paris, France (SPX) Jun 22, 2009The next generation of instruments for ground-based telescopes took a leap forward with the development of a new ultra-fast camera that can take 1500 finely exposed images per second even when observing extremely faint objects. The first 240x240 pixel images with the world's fastest high precision faint light camera were obtained through a collaborative effort between ESO and three French ... more Unique Sky Survey Brings New Objects Into Focus 
San Diego CA (SPX) Jun 17, 2009An innovative sky survey has begun returning images that will be used to detect unprecedented numbers of powerful cosmic explosions - called supernovae - in distant galaxies, and variable brightness stars in our own Milky Way. The survey also may soon reveal new classes of astronomical objects. All of these discoveries will stem from the Palomar Transient Factory (PTF) survey, which combin ... more Wise Mission Assembled And Preparing For Launch 
Pasadena CA (SPX) Jun 11, 2009NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, has been assembled and is undergoing final preparations for a planned Nov. 1 launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. The mission will survey the entire sky at infrared wavelengths, creating a cosmic clearinghouse of hundreds of millions of objects - everything from the most luminous galaxies, to the nearest stars, to dark and ... more |
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The Most Distant Object Yet Discovered In The Universe
Paris, France (SPX) May 01, 2009ESO's Very Large Telescope has shown that a faint gamma-ray burst detected last Thursday is the signature of the explosion of the earliest, most distant known object in the Universe (a redshift of 8.2). The explosion apparently took place more than 13 billion years ago, only about 600 million years after the Big Bang. Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are powerful flashes of energetic gamma-ra ... more Two Galaxies For A Unique Event 
Paris, France (SPX) Apr 08, 2009To celebrate the 100 Hours of Astronomy, ESO is sharing two stunning images of unusual galaxies, both belonging to the Sculptor group of galaxies. The images, obtained at two of ESO's observatories at La Silla and Paranal in Chile, illustrate the beauty of astronomy. As part of the International Year of Astronomy 2009 Cornerstone project, 100 Hours of Astronomy, the ambitious "Around the ... more A Young Pulsar Shows Its Hand 
Boston MA (SPX) Apr 07, 2009A small, dense object only twelve miles in diameter is responsible for this beautiful X-ray nebula that spans 150 light years. At the center of this image made by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory is a very young and powerful pulsar, known as PSR B1509-58, or B1509 for short. The pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star which is spewing energy out into the space around it to create complex ... more Most Detailed Map Of Nearby Universe Completed 
Washington DC (SPX) Apr 07, 2009Researchers from Australia, the UK and the USA have just completed the most detailed survey of galaxies in the nearby Universe, which will reveal not only where the galaxies are but also where they are heading, how fast, and why. Galaxies are tugged around by each other's gravity. By measuring the galaxies' movements, the researchers can map the gravitational forces at work in the local Un ... more |
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