100 Billion Galaxies Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 - Anuradha Menon Stars are cosmic energy engines that produce heat, light, ultraviolet rays, x-rays, and other forms of radiation. They are...
Cosmic rays can help sterilise small galaxies, preventing them from forming new stars, new simulations suggest. The effect could help explain why we...
The Next Great Observatory Thursday, April 29th, 2010 - Anuradha Menon The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is a large, infrared-optimized space telescope, scheduled for launch in 2014. JWST...
The Hubble Ultra Deep Field in 3D Thursday, September 10th, 2009 - Anuradha Menon Astronomers at the Space Telescope Science Institute have unveiled the deepest portrait of the visible universe ever...
Premature Supernovae Wednesday, May 6th, 2009 - Janice Karin Researchers at the Yunnan Observatory of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have come to a conclusion as to why some Type Ia...
Herschel Space Observatory Tuesday, April 28th, 2009 - Janice Karin The European Space Agency (ESA) and its partners (including NASA) are preparing to launch the Herschel Space Observatory...
How Big is Our Universe? Monday, April 20th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili How big is our Universe? When we ask this question, we usually refer to the size of the observable universe, which consists...
Design of the Universe Friday, April 17th, 2009 - Sarah Gingichashvili At Serious Play 2008, astrophysicist, cosmologist and Nobel Prize winner George Smoot showed stunning new images from...
