SwRI researchers offer explanation for the differences between Ganymede and Callisto
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 25th, 2010
Ganymede’s and Callisto’s evolutionary paths diverged about 3.8 billion years ago during the Late Heavy Bombardment.
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National Science Foundation selects National Solar Observatory to build world’s largest solar telescope
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 22nd, 2010
The Advanced Technology Solar Telescope will be the world’s flagship facility for the study of magnetic phenomena in the solar atmosphere.
Rover gives NASA an opportunity to view interior of Mars
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 21st, 2010
The dark rock dubbed Marquette Island is providing a better understanding of the mineral and chemical makeup of the martian interior.
Public invited to pick pixels on Mars
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 20th, 2010
Scientists are taking suggestions on where to image the Red Planet using NASA satellite.
Giant magnetic loop sweeps through space between stellar pair
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 17th, 2010
This is the first time astronomers have seen a feature like this in the magnetic field of any star other than the Sun.
Annular solar eclipse put on a show over Africa and Asia
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 15th, 2010
UPDATE: See pictures and read Editor David J. Eicher’s firsthand report of this morning’s eclipse.
Annular solar eclipse occurs over Africa and Asia January 15
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 11th, 2010
A ring of sunlight will shine over Africa and Asia January 15, 2010. Astronomy magazine Editor David J. Eicher will witness the event firsthand from Kenya.
Astronomy magazine to sponsor Northeast Astronomy Forum
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 7th, 2010
Astronomy, the world’s largest magazine on the subject, proudly announces a partnership with the Rockland Astronomy Club to sponsor this terrific event.
First rocky planet spotted outside solar system likely a volcanic wasteland
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 6th, 2010
Surface temperatures might be above 4000° Fahrenheit on the side lit by CoRoT-7b’s host star.
Astronomers get new tools for gravitational-wave detection
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 5th, 2010
The multiple millisecond pulsars discovered with the help of NASA’s Fermi Space Telescope and ground-based radio telescopes also can yield new information about other effects of general relativity.
Mars Rover has uncertain future as sixth anniversary nears
Posted in Astronomy on Jan 4th, 2010
The team may not be able to position the river’s solar panels to tilt toward the Sun to collect power for heat to survive the severe Martian winter.
The Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer space telescope jettisons its cover
Posted in Astronomy on Dec 30th, 2009
The cover served as the top to a Thermos-like bottle that chilled the telescope.
Lunar eclipse ends the year for parts of the world
Posted in Astronomy on Dec 29th, 2009
The Moon enters Earth’s shadow for a partial lunar eclipse December 31. Residents of Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia will get the best views.
Stellar mosh pit resolves a mystery
Posted in Astronomy on Dec 23rd, 2009
Study shows blue stragglers steal mass from companion stars.
Airborne telescope will unlock secrets of the cosmos
Posted in Astronomy on Dec 21st, 2009
The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy jet flew for two minutes with the telescope’s doors fully opened.
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