Astronomy
What Can You See in the Night Sky in January 2012?
Jane Houston Jones from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory provides an overview of what is in the night sky this month,…
Our Picks of Best Space and Astronomy Images from 2011
[/caption] 2011 was a picturesque year! The year brought us new discoveries, a new supernova, the end of an era…
Why Do We Live in Three Dimensions?
[/caption] Day to day life has made us all comfortable with 3 dimensions; we constantly interact with objects that have…
James Webb Mirrors Pass Deep-Freeze Exams
[/caption] The last of the 21 mirrors for the James Webb Space Telescope have come out of deep freeze –…
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Top Astronomy Events Coming Up in 2012
[/caption] As 2011 is drawing to a close, the festive season is here and many of us are winding down…
Earth’s Other Moons
[/caption] In the fall of 2006, observers at the Catalina Sky Survey in Arizona found an object orbiting the Earth.…
First Look at a Black Hole’s Feast
A true heart of darkness lies at the center of our galaxy: Sagittarius A* (pronounced "A-star") is a supermassive black…
A Refreshing Idea! Vote for Enabling City Kids to See Starry Skies
Now here’s a refreshing idea: create a “dark sky oasis” in suburban locations where city-dwellers can gather to see the…
New Submillimetre Camera Sheds Light on the Dark Regions of the Universe
[/caption] The stars and faint galaxies you see when you look up at the night sky are all emitting light…
Astronomers Find the Most Supermassive Black Holes Yet
[/caption] For years, astronomer Karl Gebhardt and graduate student Jeremy Murphy at The University of Texas at Austin have been…