by admin | Feb 25, 2022 | News
It is with great sadness that USRA reports the passing of Dr. Judith L. Pipher, former Vice Chair of the USRA Board of Trustees, Professor Emerita at University of Rochester, and a pioneer in the …Powered by...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | News
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to scout on behalf of the newly launched James Webb Space Telescope to guide future astronomy work. A stunning new image released by Hubble officials shows a …Powered by...
by admin | Feb 24, 2022 | News
Astronomers have been surprised by the closest source of mysterious flashes in the sky called fast radio bursts. Precision measurements with radio telescopes reveal that the bursts are made among old …Powered by...
by admin | Feb 23, 2022 | News
Every galaxy, including our own Milky Way, has at its center a massive black hole whose gravity influences the stars around it. Generally, the stars orbit around the black hole without incident, but …Powered by...
by admin | Feb 23, 2022 | News
‘Redshift’ is a key concept for astronomers. The term can be understood literally — the wavelength of the light is stretched, so the light is seen as ‘shifted’ towards the red part of the spectrum.Powered by...
