Astronomy NewsNews on Astronomy continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.Astronomers Discover Three New Planets- June 17, 2008 European astronomers have found a trio of "super-Earths" closely circling a star that astronomers once figured had nothing orbiting it, demonstrating that planets keep popping up in unexpected places.http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/astronomers-discover-three-new-planets?from... Scientists observe first flash from dying star- June 16, 2008 Scientists have for the first time witnessed the flash of light produced inside a dying star just before it explodes, according to a study on Thursday that provides a unique glimpse into how a supernova forms.http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/scientists-observe-first-flash-from-dying-s... GLAST Launches from Cape Canaveral- June 14, 2008 NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope, or GLAST, successfully launched aboard a Delta II rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 12:05 p.m. EDT today (June 11). It will begin to transmit initial instrument data after about three weeks. The telescope will explore the most extreme environments in the Universe, searching for signs of new laws of physics and investigating what composes mysterious dark matter. It will seek explanations for how black holes accelerate immense..http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/glast-launches-from-cape-canaveral?fromrss=... Scientists observe first flash from dying star- June 13, 2008 Scientists have for the first time witnessed the flash of light produced inside a dying star just before it explodes, according to a study on Thursday that provides a unique glimpse into ...http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/scientists-observe-first-flash-from-dying-s... Aussie astronomers find 'baby' supernova- June 12, 2008 An object thought to a faraway galaxy is actually the youngest and brightest supernova remnant in the Milky Way, according to a new study.http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/aussie-astronomers-find-baby-supernova?from... XMM-Newton Finds Bright Young Supernova Remnant- June 12, 2008 ESA's orbiting X-ray observatory XMM-Newton has re-discovered an ignored celestial gem. The object in question is one of the youngest and brightest supernova remnants in the Milky Way, the corpse of a star that exploded around 1000 years ago. Its shape, age and chemical composition will allow astronomers to better understand the violent ways in which stars end their lives. - European Space Agency XMM-Newton Finds Bright Young Supernova Remnanthttp://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/xmm-newton-finds-bright-young-supernova-rem... Glast telescope will let scientists to 'see how the universe works'- June 11, 2008 Glast telescope will observe the most violent events in the universe Artist's impression of a gamma ray burst.http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/glast-telescope-will-let-scientists-to-see-... 'Plutoid' Chosen As Name For Solar System Objects Like Pluto- June 11, 2008 Almost two years after the International Astronomical Union General Assembly introduced the category of dwarf planets, the IAU, as promised, has decided on a name for transneptunian dwarf planets similar to ...http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/plutoid-chosen-as-name-for-solar-system-obj... Arecibo joins global network to create 6,000-mile telescope- June 11, 2008 On May 22, Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico joined other telescopes in North America, South America, Europe and Africa in simultaneously observing the same targets, simulating a telescope more than 6,800 ...http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/arecibo-joins-global-network-to-create-6-00... Cal astrophysicist wins $1 million prize- June 11, 2008 UC Berkeley astrophysicist Reinhard Genzel has won the $1 million Shaw Prize in astronomy for 2008 for his role in showing there's a gigantic black hole at our galaxy's center.http://www.topix.net/science/astronomy/2008/06/cal-astrophysicist-wins-1-million-prize?fro... |