A comprehensive analysis of distorted galaxies from the most ambitious cosmic survey ever undertaken by the Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed the mysterious cosmic acceleration. It has also provided the equivalent of a 3D map of part of the Universe.
A group of astronomers, led by Tim Schrabback of …
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A crew of six, including two Europeans, will soon begin a simulated mission to Mars in a mockup that includes an interplanetary spaceship, Mars lander and martian landscape. The Mars500 experiment, as long as a real journey to Mars, is a test of human endurance.
Their mission is to mimic …
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Artist’s impression of exoplanet around a star Credits: ESA 2003. Illustration by AOES Medialab |
The Corot satellite strikes again with another fascinating planet discovery. This time, the newly discovered gas giant planet may have an interior that closely resembles those of Jupiter and Saturn in our own Solar System.…
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When Is Sun-Earth Day?
This year’s main celebration will be on March 20, 2010, @1pm – 2pm ET.
NASA EDGE, an award-winning talk show known for offbeat, funny and informative behind-the-scene stories about the space agency, will celebrate Sun-Earth Day 2010, with a live webcast about our sun and its …
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Giant filaments of cold dust stretching through our Galaxy are revealed in a new image from ESA’s Planck satellite. Analysing these structures could help to determine the forces that shape our Galaxy and trigger star formation.
Planck is principally designed to study the biggest mysteries of cosmology. How did the …
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Images from the recent flyby of Phobos, on 7 March 2010, are released today. The images show Mars’ rocky moon in exquisite detail, with a resolution of just 4.4 metres per pixel. They show the proposed landing sites for the forthcoming Phobos-Grunt mission.
ESA’s Mars Express spacecraft orbits the Red …
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AAVSO Alert Notice 419:
Nova eruption in V407 Cyg
March 15, 2010
According to CBET 2199, 2204, and 2205, the suspected symbiotic star V407 Cyg has been observed in an anomalously bright outburst, and subsequent spectroscopic observations by multiple observers show clear signs of a classical nova. Observations of this …
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AAVSO Alert Notice 418:
Request for monitoring of V842 Cen in support of HST Observations
March 12, 2010
Further to Alert Notice 417, the AAVSO requests intensive monitoring observations of the cataclysmic variable V842 Cen beginning immediately (2010 March 12.5 UT; JD 2455268.0) and continuing through 2010 March 19 (2455274.5). …
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In general, galaxies can be thought of as sociable, hanging out in groups and frequently interacting. However, this recent NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image highlights how some galaxies appear to be hungry loners.
This image from the Advanced Camera for Surveys of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope highlights the large …
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