Space
VLT and Rossi XTE satellite probe violently variable black holes
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 20, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory VLT and Rossi XTE satellite probe violently variable black holes Unique observations of the flickering light from the surroundings of two black holes provide new insights into the colossal energy that flows... Read more…
Astronomers get best view yet of infant stars at feeding time
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 13, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory Astronomers get best view yet of infant stars at feeding time Astronomers have used ESO's Very Large Telescope Interferometer to conduct the first high resolution survey that combines spectroscopy and... Read more…
Winds of Baby Stars - The origin of gas emission in the innermost region around young stellar objects
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 13, 2008 Source: Max Planck Institute Winds of Baby Stars - The origin of gas emission in the innermost region around young stellar objects New high-resolution observations with the VLT Interferometer of the European Southern Observatory in Chile reveal... Read more…
Faint gamma-ray bursts do actually exist
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Monday, October 13, 2008 Source: European Space Agency Faint gamma-ray bursts do actually exist Gamma-ray bursts, powerful glares of high-energy that wash through the Universe once every day or so are, for a brief time, the brightest objects in the gamma-ray sky. Read more…
The Wild, Hidden Cousin of SN 1987A - Powerful nearby supernova caught by web of telescopes
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, September 25, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory The Wild, Hidden Cousin of SN 1987A - Powerful nearby supernova caught by web of telescopes High resolution images are available at http://www. Read more…
The Hibernating Stellar Magnet
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Source: European Southern Observatory The Hibernating Stellar Magnet First Optically Active Magnetar-Candidate Discovered Astronomers have discovered a most bizarre celestial object that emitted 40 visible-light flashes before disappearing... Read more…
A Million and Counting!
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Thursday, August 28, 2008 Source: University of Southampton A Million and Counting! Read more…
NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft Chandrayaan-1
PRESS RELEASE Date Released: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Source: NASA HQ NASA Returns to the Moon with Instruments on Indian Spacecraft Chandrayaan-1 WASHINGTON -- Two NASA instruments to map the lunar surface will launch on India's maiden moon voyage. Read more…
Next Hubble Telescope Media Teleconference Thursday, Oct. 23
NASA will provide an update to reporters on the current efforts to restore Hubble Space Telescope science observations during a media teleconference on Thursday, Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. EDT. Read more…
NASA Invites Reporters to Tests of Moon Tools in Hawaii Nov. 13
Media are invited to observe tests of NASA equipment and rover concepts that will demonstrate how astronauts might prospect for lunar resources and make their own oxygen for survival on the moon. The tests will take place Thursday, Nov. 13, starting at 9 a.m. HST outside Hilo, Hawaii. Read more…
