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Suhail and Its Light Is Believed to Have Inspired The 10th Century Arabic Mathematician
Dec 24, 2014Named after one of the brightest constellations in the sky, Suhail and its light is believed to have inspired the 10th Century Arabic mathematician, astronomer and physicist Ibn al-Haitham, whose best known work is the Book of Optics (Kitab ...
Tags: scientific method, Auto
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An Artificial Skylight That Can Simulates a Sunny Blue Sky
Sep 9, 2014An Italian professor has created an artificial skylight that simulates a sunny blue sky. Lighting is the first UK magazine to speak to him about his astonishing invention If you have the opportunity in the next few weeks, make an ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Sky Light
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Astronomers Using ALMA Telescope Have Discovered Splattered Remains of Comets Colliding
Mar 11, 2014Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have discovered the splattered remains of comets colliding together around a nearby star; the researchers believe they are witnessing the total destruction ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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The First Image That Shows The Structure of a Normal Galaxy in The Early Universe
Jan 10, 2014University of Hawaii at Manoa astronomer Regina Jorgenson has obtained the first image that shows the structure of a normal galaxy in the early universe. The results were presented at the winter American Astronomical Society meeting being ...
Tags: Regina Jorgenson, structure of a normal galaxy, early universe, image
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A Stunning Hubble Space Telescope Image of The Colorful 30 Doradus Nebula
Jan 10, 2014A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of the colorful 30 Doradus Nebula, a giant star-forming region, is the focal point of an eBook on stellar evolution aimed at children with visual impairments, ages 10 to 12. The book is called "Reach ...
Tags: Hubble Space Telescope image, 30 Doradus Nebula, stellar evolution, eBook
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Direct Evidence of a Supernova's Dust-Making Capabilities
Jan 7, 2014Galaxies can be remarkably dusty places and supernovas are thought to be a primary source of that dust, especially in the early Universe. Direct evidence of a supernova's dust-making capabilities, however, has been slim and cannot account ...
Tags: supernovas, dust-making, Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array
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Located Some 25 Million Light-Years Away,New Hubble Image Shows Spiral Galaxy Eso 373-8
Jan 2, 2014Located some 25 million light-years away, this new Hubble image shows spiral galaxy ESO 373-8. Together with at least seven of its galactic neighbors, this galaxy is a member of the NGC 2997 group. We see it side-on as a thin, glittering ...
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NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Has Found The Oldest, Most Distant Supernova
Apr 9, 2013NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has found the oldest, most distant supernova ever discovered, which experts say could help scientists better understand the evolution of the universe. A supernova is the explosive death of a star, which emits ...
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There Was a Solar Event So Extreme That Witnesses Reported Seeing Brilliant Lights
Dec 20, 2012In 1859, there was a solar event so extreme that witnesses reported seeing brilliant lights, electrical flashes, red glows and other aurora events, even in the South. It was the lead story on Sept. 3 of that year in the Memphis Daily, ...
Tags: solar event, aurora, solar maximum, solar storm
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MOSFIRE Can Gather Spectra at Near-Infrared Wavelengths
Dec 13, 2012How do you collect data from stars thousands of light years away while positioning a 300-ton telescope to within a fraction of a human hair? You use a high-tech spectrometer called MOSFIRE, rotating on a Kaydon bearing. With MOSFIRE, ...
Tags: Bearing, telescope, instrument, Kaydon bearing
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To Get to The Best Image Sensors in The World,Probably
Dec 3, 2012Why have satellite makers and astronomers beaten a path across Essex? To get to the best image sensors in the world, probably. E2V not only made the CheMin and ChemCam image sensors within NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, it is also the ...
Tags: satellite, astronomer, Essex, Britain
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The Northern Lights Is Expected to Be Visible Over Ireland in The Coming Weeks
Jan 9, 2012The Northern Lights is expected to be visible over Ireland in the coming weeks. The solar phenomena, otherwise known as the Aurora Borealis, has its best chance of being seen in more than a decade because of a peak in the sun’s ...
Tags: Northern Lights, Visible, Solar Phenomena