AstroAlert: Three astronomers share the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics!
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Great news – the 2019 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to three astronomers/astrophysicists! [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Canadian cosmologist Jim Peebles is a pioneer in the […]
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AstroAlert: You can help name Saturn’s newly discovered moons
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Twenty additional moons have recently been discovered around Saturn, bringing the total to 82 known companions around the ringed planet. And you can help name them! […]
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AstroAlert: 2019 Astronomy Photographer(s) of the Year
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”20px”] Each year, England’s Royal Observatory Greenwich hosts its Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. This year, they received a record number of more than 4,600 entries […]
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AstroAlert: Scientists fact check natural disasters in movies
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”30px”] A new video from Vanity Fair takes a creative and entertaining approach to communicating science with the public. They invited three environmental scientists to watch and critique (good […]
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AstroAlert: Lowell Observatory’s Lunar Legacy
Hi everyone, As you probably know, this week marks the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission that landed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the Moon’s surface on July […]
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AstroAlert: You can help astronomers find black holes
Calling all citizen scientists! Here’s a new opportunity for you to get involved in astronomical research. A project called Spiral Graph is looking for people to help measure the shapes of spiral […]
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AstroAlert: Something big under the Moon’s surface
Hi everyone, Astronomers have discovered something big buried beneath the Moon’s surface – probably the relic of an ancient asteroid. NASA’s GRAIL (Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory) mission used twin […]
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AstroAlert: Do we walk upright because of ancient stellar explosions?
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] An interesting, though wildly speculative, new paper suggests that humans might walk upright today because of the explosive deaths of nearby stars millions of years ago. […]
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AstroAlert: Hubble Space Telescope releases new panoramic view of the distant universe
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Astronomers today released one of the largest deep-sky images ever obtained with the Hubble Space Telescope. Called the Hubble Legacy Field, it was created from nearly 7,500 […]
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AstroAlert: See the world’s oldest trees by starlight
AstroAlert: Correction: ‘See the world’s oldest trees by starlight’ Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] A recent AstroAlert dated April 27th showcased spectacular photographs of ancient trees silhouetted against the starry night […]
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AstroAlert: French amateur astronomers have taken a 1,060-hour image of the Large Magellanic Cloud and it’s gorgeous
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Astronomy not only provides food for thought, it’s often a feast for the eyes too. [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] The beautiful image above was captured by a group […]
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AstroAlert: NASA needs YOU!
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Do you like science? Secretly wish you worked for NASA? Got a smartphone? Then here’s an opportunity for you! [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] NASA is looking for citizen […]
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