For the first time, astronomers have succeeded in observing the magnetic field around a young star where planets are thought to be forming. The team was able to use dust to measure the three ...
Using the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), astronomers have observed a supermassive galactic open cluster designated Westerlund 1. Results of the study, published Jan. 28 on the pre-print server ...
Suzanne Stewart Staff Writer More than 100 third through eighth grade Pocahontas County students converged on the Green Bank Observatory January 28 for the annual county Science and Engineering Fair.
Historically, such large radio jets have remained elusive in the distant Universe. With these observations, astronomers have valuable new insights into when the first jets ...
This course provides an introduction to modern observational methods used in astronomy ... if you cannot be present at the first lecture. This course has 2 written assignments in the form of home ...