Hobbies / Amateur Science - Astronomy
Radio-telescope measurements continue to prove Einstein's geniusScientists using a continent-wide array of radio telescopes have made an extremely precise measurement of the curvature of space caused by the Sun's gravity, and their technique promises a major contribution to a frontier area of basic physics.
Topix.net Thursday, September 03, 2009New Origin of Life Proposed: Zinc & ZapA new model for the origin of life says zinc may have played a vital role.
SPACE.com Thursday, September 03, 2009Huge solar storm could hit Earth againOn Sept. 2, 1859, an incredible storm of charged particles sent by the sun slammed into Earth's atmosphere, overpowered it, and caused havoc on the ground.
Topix.net Thursday, September 03, 2009''What Was That Big Star Next to the Moon Last Night?''Anyone ask you that question this morning? Jupiter was only 3 degrees from the Moon last night, making a pretty (and bright!) conjuction. I put out a call on Twitter last night for pictures of the event, and here are a few that were shared. Above is one taken by Kevin Jung [...]
Universe Today Thursday, September 03, 2009XMM-Newton uncovers a celestial Rosetta stone(European Space Agency) ESA's XMM-Newton orbiting X-ray telescope has uncovered a celestial Rosetta stone: the first close-up of a white dwarf star, circling a companion star, that could explode into a particular kind of supernova in a few million years. These supernovae are used as beacons to measure cosmic distances and ultimately understand the expansion of our Universe.
Eurekalert.org Thursday, September 03, 2009Andromeda Galaxy Eating the NeighborhoodFrom Earth, the Andromeda Galaxy looks like a calm, bright galaxy, and is visible with the naked eye in our night sky. But astronomers have discovered things aren't as tranquil as it seems over at M31. Andromeda is eating the neighbors. (...)Read the rest of Andromeda Galaxy Eating the Neighborhood (366 words) © nancy for [...]
Universe Today Thursday, September 03, 2009Love Mars? Then This is For YouWe frequently ooh and aah over the images returned by the HiRISE camera from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and now there's gonna be a whole lot of oohing and aahing going on. The HiRISE folks have just released more than 1,500 new observations of Mars for the Planetary Data System archive, showing a wide [...]
Universe Today Thursday, September 03, 2009Are Sunspots Disappearing?The sun is in the pits of the deepest solar minimum in a century. Weeks and sometimes whole months go by without even a single tiny sunspot. The quiet has prompted some observers to wonder, are sunspots disappearing?
NASA Thursday, September 03, 2009Telescope on Mauna Kea locates most distant black hole in spaceAmerican and Japanese astronomers using the Subaru telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea have discovered the most distant black hole in space, surrounded by a giant galaxy, a finding that may help to increase understanding of how the celestial bodies evolved.
Topix.net Thursday, September 03, 2009Search for life elsewhere expandsThe Kepler space craft should be able to detect small moons that could nurture life.
iol.co.za Thursday, September 03, 2009 1 2 3
Archived amateur science - astronomy news stories.
Available news archives.