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Rare “ring of fire” Solar Eclipse Dims Skies
The sun and moon aligned over the Earth in a rare astronomical event on Sunday – an annular eclipse that dimmed the skies over parts of Asia and North America, briefly turning the sun into a blazing ring of fire.
As the eclipse reached...
Best Night-Sky Pictures of 2012 Named
A stargazer stands in awe as comet Lovejoy skims across the night sky over Australia last December. Officially known as C/2011 W3, the comet was predicted to dive into the sun and be destroyed. Instead the icy body survived its solar encounter...
Astronomical Overload: How Will We Study New Data On Universe
The amount of data we have on the universe is doubling every year thanks to new telescopes and better detection. According to Alberto Conti, innovation scientist for the James Webb Space Telescope, we can expect to have more data on our universe...
Johns Hopkins Astronomer Discovers How Black Holes Work
Baltimore – Johns Hopkins is again at the center of groundbreaking research. One of their astronomers had a simple idea, and as Mike Schuh reports, it led to a once in a lifetime discovery about black holes.
Black holes are out there sucking...
Curtains Lifted on ‘Stardust Recycling’ Mystery
A long-standing mystery about how dying stars spew out the material of future planets has now been solved, scientists have claimed.
While stars like our Sun are known to eject much of their mass in their final years, it has remained unclear...
Astronomer Finds Planetary System Larger Than Our Own
An astronomer has found evidence that points to a planetary system larger than our own solar system, around the star named HD 10180.
Originally reported in 2010 to be orbited by seven planets, re-analysed data from the HARPS (High Accuracy Radial...
Astronomers Discover Ancient Planetary System
A group of European astronomers has discovered an ancient planetary system that is likely to be a survivor from one of the earliest cosmic eras, 13 billion years ago. The system consists of the star HIP 11952 and two planets, which have orbital...
CAC Astronomy Night Friday, Last of Season
Pinal County – Join Central Arizona College’s Dr. Wayne Pryor as he takes visitors on a journey to Asteroid Vesta this Friday, in the final Astronomy Night at the Peak event for 2011-12.
The event will run from 4:30-9:30 p.m. at CAC’s...
Astronomers Push for Space Mission Variety Amid Tight NASA Budget
With President Barack Obama proposing a relatively flat budget for NASA in 2013, a group professional astronomers is urging the White House and Congress to find a better balance between the space agency’s planetary science and exploration...
“Ping-Pong” Planets Bounce Between Stars
A gravitational ping-pong match lasting up to one million years could be in play between nearby binary stars, say Cambridge University scientists.
It is widely accepted that planets can be ejected completely from a solar system, especially during...
