01 November 2015
The business of stargazing: from observatory tours to ‘Discovery at Sea’
...better view of the Moon” to “possibly discover your own asteroid.” It would be a mistake to suggest that amateur astronomy is a phenomenon that exists purely for pleasure. Amateur astronomers regularly make important contributions to science – simply...
31 March 2016
JAXA Director of ISC Says Hitomi Recovery May Be Possible
...), said that he still believed regaining control of the Hitomi astronomy satellite was possible, but is likely to take a few ...figure out the state of its health. Hitomi, an x-ray astronomy satellite, was launched on February 17th and was in the middle...
16 August 2016
Have researchers uncovered a fifth fundamental force?
... revolutionary," said Jonathan Feng, professor of physics & astronomy and lead author of the research paper that worked ...unknown,” said co-author Timothy Tait, professor of physics & astronomy also at UCl. As with most scientific breakthroughs, this ...
17 March 2017
Giant Jupiter-like planet gives a rare peek at alternative planet formation
... Smadar Naoz, a UCLA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and a co-author of the study. But, “... evolution," said Michael Fitzgerald, UCLA associate professor of physics and astronomy, and the study's other co-author. "We're seeing this young ...
02 July 2018
Baby planet in dusty disc finally caught on camera
... to really understand the processes behind planet formation.” Thomas Henning, director at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and leader of the teams, summarises the scientific adventure: “After more than a decade of enormous efforts to build...
15 October 2018
SETI partners with MeerKAT to search for alien life
... to proposals for searches with the Square Kilometre Array. This is an exciting moment for SETI and radio astronomy in general,” said the Breakthrough Initiatives’ Executive Director, Pete Worden. With the addition of MeerKAT’s observations to its...
