Astronomy team that includes UCLA finance professor discovers nearby dwarf galaxy By Stuart Wolpert February 08, 2012 Category: Research A team led by UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich has used a unique telescope to discover a previously unknown companion to the nearby galaxy NGC 4449, which is some 12.5 million light years from … Read …
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Feb
07
Latest Astronomy News
International Year of Astronomy 2009 Image by tonynetone Worldwide Astronomy Marathon 2009 the year of Astronomy International Sidewalk Astronomy Nights, Astronomy Programs is planning, and series of events will continue the tradition project will consist International Year of Astronomy activities across the Globe This is the 400th Anniversary of Galileo’s telescope and its contributions to …
Jan
26
Latest Astronomy News
Album: Nada Surf, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy (Barsuk) Only seven studio albums over 20 years, one of them consisting entirely of covers, a pace that does not raise concerns about overwork, although lack of inspiration remains a thorny issue: "The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy" continues the band's … Read more on SoundSpike …
Jan
23
Starmap Releases Free Regional Astronomy Maps
Grenoble, FR (PRWEB) January 18, 2012 Starmap, the popular iTunes astronomy app, is releasing individual star maps for whole regions of the sky. Users can visit the Starmap website to download their own regions star map. One can create a customized PDF of their night sky by selecting their hemisphere, desired time of night, and …
Jan
23
Latest Astronomy News
UCLA Astronomer Honored for Black Hole Breakthrough By Phoebe Unterman For more than 15 years UCLA astronomer Andrea Ghez poured her heart — and every research moment she could find — into exploring the existence of a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. When she began, no one was … Read …
Jan
23
Latest Astronomy News
Astronomy for Children – Stargazing LIVE Talk on astronomy for younger children linked to Stargazing LIVE with chance for viewing through a range of different telescopes and further activities. Parents must stay to supervise children. This talk is specifically aimed at those who were too … Read more on BBC News Astronomers aim to take …