• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 7th, 2009
Centaurus A's Glow 200 Times Bigger than the Full Moon

Centaurus A's Glow 200 Times Bigger than the Full Moon

The galaxy resembles a giant blue whale

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 1st, 2009
One of the Most Distant Galaxy Clusters Discovered

One of the Most Distant Galaxy Clusters Discovered

It existed when the Universe was just 4.8 billion years old

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 1st, 2009
Herschel Photographs Messier 51 Galaxy

Herschel Photographs Messier 51 Galaxy

It's among the first images of the new telescope

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 24th, 2009
Spitzer Gets Ready for 'Warm' Mission

Spitzer Gets Ready for 'Warm' Mission

Its cryogenic substance stocks are depleted

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 22nd, 2009
Herschel Images the Whirlpool Galaxy

Herschel Images the Whirlpool Galaxy

It has proven the superiority of its infrared instruments

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 22nd, 2009
Meet the Largest Optical Telescope in the World

Meet the Largest Optical Telescope in the World

The Gran Telescopio Canarias has recently been commissioned

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 9th, 2009
Heaviest Black Hole in the Universe Revealed

Heaviest Black Hole in the Universe Revealed

It lurks at the core of Virgo A, or Messier 87

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 9th, 2009
Keeping an Eye on 'Dark' Cosmic Explosions

Keeping an Eye on 'Dark' Cosmic Explosions

Experts monitor the sky in gamma-ray wavelengths

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2009
Exoplanet Phases Observed in Optical Wavelengths

Exoplanet Phases Observed in Optical Wavelengths

The study is a global first

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2009
M82 Reveals Radio Supernova Explosion Signature

M82 Reveals Radio Supernova Explosion Signature

The trace is only visible in radio wavelengths

New Protein Allows Experts to Peer Deep Inside Living Cells

New Protein Allows Experts to Peer Deep Inside Living Cells

The protein belongs to an extremophile bacteria

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 8th, 2009
New UV Detector Will Fly to Hubble

New UV Detector Will Fly to Hubble

It has been created at UCB

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 7th, 2009
Spitzer Prepares to End Primary Mission, Start Anew

Spitzer Prepares to End Primary Mission, Start Anew

The telescope pictures the sky in infrared wavelengths

Ultraviolet Lasers Could Reshape Einstein's Physics

Ultraviolet Lasers Could Reshape Einstein's Physics

They generate an extension of the photoelectric effect

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 29th, 2009
NASA's GALEX Mission Turns 6

NASA's GALEX Mission Turns 6

It explores the Universe in ultraviolet

Lasers Make Huge Noises When Submerged

Lasers Make Huge Noises When Submerged

They could be used to calibrate sonars

Telescope Data Stream Turned into Torrent

Telescope Data Stream Turned into Torrent

The upgrade has been performed for the CSIRO telescope

 
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