Scientists detect gravitational waves for the second time
About a hundred years ago, in his theory of general relativity Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves, “ripples”…
Unusual carbon-based molecule detected 27,000 light years away
Astronomers have discovered an unusual carbon-based molecule – isopropyl cyanide – in the gaseous star-forming region Sagittarius B2. The discovery,…
Astronomers witness mysterious disintegration of asteroid
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have witnessed for the first time the breakup of an asteroid into as many…
First exoplanet images from Gemini
After nearly a decade of development, construction, and testing, the world’s most advanced instrument for directly imaging planets around other…
Innovative fiber optic imager may soon photograph exoplanets
A new instrument that combines two high-resolution telescope techniques – adaptive optics and interferometry – has for the first time…
Telescope Cleans Up Its Image
A new adaptive optics system has allowed University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA) astronomers to capture the first clear…
New Infrared Cosmos Scan Underway
An ambitious new astronomical program is about to start searching the skies looking for some of the most remote and…
Solar System In A Hole
The first detailed map of space within about 1,000 light years of Earth places the solar system in the middle…