Posts Tagged ‘Keck Observatory’
Lens method puts dark new galaxy in focus
UC DAVIS (US) — A faint “satellite galaxy” 10 billion light years from Earth is the lowest-mass object ever detected at such a distance, say researchers. Continue…
Monday, February 6, 2012 17:03 - 2 Comments
Science & Technology - Aug 23, 2011 17:46 - 0 Comments
Snow White’s an icy dwarf (planet)
CALTECH (US) — The red-tinged dwarf planet Snow White, once an environment awash in watery volcanoes, is now an icy world that astronomers believe may be covered by a thin layer of methane. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 13, 2011 14:45 - 0 Comments
Largest cluster of black-hole pairs
CALTECH (US) — The discovery of 16 close-knit pairs of supermassive black holes in merging galaxies gives astronomers a glimpse into how these behemoths and their host galaxies fuse. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 6, 2010 14:05 - 1 Comment
Red dwarfs increase star total threefold
YALE (US) — Small, dim stars known as red dwarfs are much more prolific than previously thought—so much so that the total number of stars in the universe is likely three times bigger than realized. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 21, 2010 10:13 - 1 Comment
Quasar magnifies far-off galaxy
CALTECH (US)—Astronomers have discovered the first known case of a distant galaxy being magnified by a quasar acting as a gravitational lens. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 14, 2010 11:01 - 0 Comments
First look deep inside infant solar systems
U. ARIZONA (US)—Astronomers have observed in unprecedented detail the processes giving rise to stars and planets in nascent solar systems. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 9, 2010 18:22 - 2 Comments
These two dwarfs orbit close and quick
U. WARWICK (UK)—The stars in HM Cancri, the smallest known binary, revolve around each other in just 5.4 minutes—the shortest known orbital period for any binary. (more…)
