Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering News
Hyperactivity of Giant Black Holes Detailed
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 11:12:06 am
A new study from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory tells scientists how often the biggest black holes have been active over the last few billion years
Cassini Marks Holidays With Dramatic Views of Saturn's Moon Rhea
Posted on December 23, 2010 at 09:39:13 am
Newly released for the holidays, images of Saturn's second largest moon Rhea obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft show dramatic views of fractures cutting through craters on the moon's surface, revealing a history of tectonic rumbling
New Collage of Nearby Galaxies
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 08:35:19 am
A new collage of galaxies from NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, showcases the many "flavors" that galaxies come in, from star-studded spirals to bulging ellipticals to those paired with other companion galaxies
Total Lunar Eclipse – December 20-21, 2010
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 12:19:37 am
“A total eclipse of the moon will begin on December 20 or December 21 – depending upon your location
Stars Bursting Into Life in Early Universe
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 08:48:44 am
A UK-led international team of astronomers have presented the first conclusive evidence for a dramatic surge in star birth in a newly discovered population of massive galaxies in the early Universe
New Hot Jupiter-Like Exoplanet Discovered
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 02:38:59 pm
A Qatar astronomer teamed with scientists at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (CfA) and other institutions to discover a new alien world
Potential Ice Volcanoes on Saturn's Moon Titan
Posted on December 15, 2010 at 08:04:07 am
NASA's Cassini spacecraft has found possible ice volcanoes on Saturn's moon Titan that are similar in shape to those on Earth that spew molten rock
A Swarm of Ancient Stars
Posted on December 12, 2010 at 08:09:55 am
We know of about 150 of the rich collections of old stars called globular clusters that orbit our galaxy, the Milky Way
New Clues to How Earth, Moon, and Mars Formed
Posted on December 11, 2010 at 07:48:48 am
New research reveals that the abundance of so-called highly siderophile, or metal-loving, elements like gold and platinum found in the mantles of Earth, the Moon and Mars were delivered by massive impactors during the final phase of planet formation over
Black Holes and Warped Space Revealed by Powerful New Array of Radio Telescopes
Posted on December 09, 2010 at 05:52:50 am
A new image shows how the light from a quasar billions of light years away is bent around a foreground galaxy by the curvature of space














