Author: Astronomy Staff

Cosmology

What is the cosmic web made of?

Astrophotography

Starmus announces astrophotography school

Alien Life

Lecture: Can we recognize intelligent life in the universe? 

Alien Life, Solar System

Why was Cassini crashed into Saturn to prevent contamination if Huygens intentionally landed on Titan?

Science

Cincinnati Observatory is looking for a new staff astronomer

Exotic Objects

Do black holes have bottoms?

Solar System

What would happen to Earth if a large asteroid hit the Moon?

Exotic Objects

What are the blobs in the EHT image of the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole?

Observing

How do professional observatories deal with dew on mirrors and lenses?

Solar System, Stars

Why is Jupiter not a star or a brown dwarf?

Solar System

Ask Astro: Can Phobos and Deimos be seen from the surface of Mars?

Exotic Objects

Ask Astro: How do some astrophysical objects spin hundreds of times per second?