Title: Multi-jets structure rather than rotation of the NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2 protostellar jets Authors: Noam Soker, Liron Mcley (Technion, Israel) We analyse the velocity gradient across the jets of the young stellar object (YSO) NGC 1333 IRAS 4A2 and explain it by decomposing the two opposite jets t...
UW-Madison announces First Wave/MC Lyte Scholarship presented by Hip Hop Sisters Network A full-tuition First Wave scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was named today for the legendary pioneer for women in hip-hop, MC Lyte. The development results from a partnership involving...
2,000-year-old tombs bear secrets of ancient Tibetan kingdom Four tombs recently unearthed in southwest China's Tibet autonomous region are believed to contain relics from an ancient Tibetan kingdom that thrived more than 2,000 years ago. The tombs, found in Gar County of Ngari Prefecture, wer...
IU mathematician offers unified theory of dark matter, dark energy, altering Einstein field equations A pair of mathematicians -- one from Indiana University and the other from Sichuan University in China -- have proposed a unified theory of dark matter and dark energy that alters Einstein's equ...
Title: HI asymmetry in the isolated galaxy CIG 85 (UGC 1547) Authors: C. Sengupta, T. C. Scott, L. Verdes Montenegro, A. Bosma, S. Verley, J. M. Vilchez, A. Durbala, M. Fernandez Lorenzo, D. Espada, M. S. Yun, E. Athanassoula, J. Sulentic, A. Portas We present the results from the Giant Metrewave Rad...
The 11th International Conference on X-ray Lasers will be hosted by Queens University Belfast from Sunday 17th August to Friday 22nd August 2008. Read more
A possible magnitude 14.9 type LBV supernova was discovered on the 29th September, 2011, in the galaxy UGC 5460 in the constellation Ursa Major by T. Boles. The supernova is located 12.4" east and 17.2" north from the center of the galaxy. Position (2000): RA 10 08 10.59 ±0.01s | Dec +...
Hadley Crater provides deep insight into martian geology Earlier this year, ESA's Mars Express spacecraft observed the 120 km wide Hadley Crater, providing a tantalising insight into the martian crust. The images show multiple subsequent impacts within the main crater wall, reaching depths of...
Japanese River Otter Declared Extinct After not being seen for more than 30 years, the Japanese river otter (Lutra lutra whiteleyi) has been declared extinct by the countrys Ministry of the Environment, which also last week declared several other species extinct. [url=http://blogs.scientifi...
Patagonian ice field is melting 1.5 times faster than in prior 25 years A little-studied mass of ice in South America is undergoing some big changes: The Southern Patagonian Ice Field lost ice volume at a 50 percent faster rate between 2000-2012 than it did between 1975-2000, according to new analys...
The 23 - 52 metre wide asteroid 2007 PS25 will make a close pass (19.3 lunar distances, 0.0497 AU), travelling at 8.50 km/second, to the Earth-Moon system on the 6th September, 2012 @ 12:15 UT ±23:54. See moreThe Lunar Distance (LD), the distance between Earth and the Moon, equals 384,401 km, (or 0.0...
Brand new European Astronomy Journalism Prize launches at NAM A new journalism competition to capture and promote inspirational coverage of astronomy will be launched on Thursday 29 March at the National Astronomy Meeting in Manchester. The prize is the ultimate for any astronomy enthusiast - a...
