Astronomy News
 Most
distant galaxy cluster resembles those in nearby universe
A team
of astronomers, using the Spitzer Space Telescope, has uncovered what
may be the most distant cluster of galaxies ever detected. However, it’s
not the size nor the age of the cluster that amazes the team of
researchers. Rather, it’s the surprisingly modern appearance of CLG
J02182-05102 that has them baffled. 24 June 2010
Latest supernova surveys fail to resolve
problems with dark energy
An international consortium called The
Supernova Cosmology Project has announced what it calls the 'Union2'
compilation of hundreds of supernovae type 1a, the largest collection
ever of high-quality data from numerous surveys that are searching for
and studying this particular type of stellar explosion. 24 June 2010
 Merging
galaxies pose challenge to concept of evolving universe
New
images by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope show a group of small, ancient
galaxies are just beginning the long process of merging together to form
a large elliptical galaxy. Astronomers expect such encounters to only
occur very early on in a universe that is evolving from an explosive
beginning. 15 March 2010
Too few galaxies in early Universe
Five international teams of astronomers studying data from Hubble's new
infrared camera, the Wide Field Camera 3 (WFC3) have unexpectedly found
that the density of galaxies in space decreases with distance. 15 March
2010
 Remarkable changes on Pluto witnessed by Hubble
NASA has released dramatic pictures taken with the Hubble Space
Telescope that show differences over a two-year period. Astronomers were
not expecting to find such obvious alterations to the surface structure
over so short a period compared to its orbital period of 248 years. 15 March
2010
 Deepest Hubble image surprises astronomers
The Hubble Space Telescope has made the deepest image of the
universe ever by using near-infrared light. The light from the furthest
objects in the image has taken an incredible 13.1 billion years to reach
us, a mere 600 million years after the Big Bang. 15 Feb 2010
Millions of hours of expensive supercomputer time used to prop up
big
bang model.
By making computer simulations of cosmic explosions big enough and frequent enough it was
possible to generate galaxies with substantially
lower densities at their cores, closely matching the observed properties
of dwarf galaxies. 12 Feb 2010
 Hubble captures stunning images of double
aurora on Saturn.
Stunning new images taken by the Hubble space telescope have given a
once in a lifetime view of the fluttering aurorae that light up both of
Saturn's poles. The observations have allowed researchers to monitor the behaviour of
both Saturn's poles in the same shot over a sustained period of time. 12 Feb 2010
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Gravity is just one of many
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