Astronomy News

Astronomers Discover Universe’s Most Distant Quasar
ScienceDaily (June 29, 2011) — A scientist at The University of Nottingham is part of a team of astronomers which has discovered the most distant... read more

Studying Solar Wind
ScienceDaily (June 29, 2011) — An international team of scientists, including Dr Chris Coath from the University of Bristol, have measured oxygen... read more

Space Research Gives Birth to New Ultrasound Tools for Health Care in Orbit, On Earth
ScienceDaily (June 26, 2011) — The remoteness and resource limitations of spaceflight pose a serious challenge to astronaut health care. One... read more

Astronomers Reach for the Stars to Discover New Cancer Therapy
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2011) — Astronomers' research on celestial bodies may have an impact on the human body... read more

Sun and Planets Constructed Differently Than Thought, NASA Mission Suggests
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2011) — Researchers analyzing samples returned by NASA's 2004 Genesis mission have discovered that our sun and... read more

When Matter Melts: Scientists Map Phase Changes in Quark-Gluon Plasma
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2011) — In its infancy, when the universe was a few millionths of a second old, the elemental constituents of matter moved... read more

Flames of Betelgeuse: New Image Reveals Vast Nebula Around Famous Supergiant Star
ScienceDaily (June 23, 2011) — Using the VISIR instrument on the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT), astronomers... read more