On the Birth of Magnetism in the Universe
Physicist Swadesh Mahajan may have identified a mechanism that can explain the origin of magnetic fields in the universe.
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Quasar Girl
Astronomy student Krista Smith fulfills her dream to become an astronomer and studies quasars, the massive, incredibly distant, extraordinarily bright galaxies with active black holes at their center.
'Out of Whack' Planetary System Offers Clues to Disturbing Past
The discovery of a planetary system “out of whack,” where the orbits of two planets are at a steep angle to each other, was reported today (May 24) by a team of astronomers led by Barbara McArthur of the McDonald Observatory.
Texas Astronomers Aid Kepler Mission's Discovery of New Planets
Kepler mission astronomers, including co-investigator Bill Cochran of The University of Texas at Austin, announced today the spaceborne telescope has found five new gas giant planets orbiting close to Sun-like stars.
Galactic Luminaries to Converge on University of Texas Tuesday
AUSTIN, Texas — More than 130 astronomers from nearly a dozen countries and more than 30 institutions will meet in Austin next week to brainstorm about the evolution of galaxies — those vast cities of billions of stars that are the “bricks” making up the cosmos — and the mysterious “dark matter” that is their largest component. The conference, cal...Read It Now
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