Nicole Gugliucci
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APOGEE: Mapping the Galaxy from Inside
Posted Mon Jan 23, 2012 12:07 PM ET | 0
How can we map our galaxy when we live inside it? We literally can't see the forest for the trees. Read more
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Measuring a Tiny, Yet Mighty, Black Hole
Posted Sat Dec 3, 2011 12:19 AM ET | 0
Astronomers have measured the vital statistics of the black hole living in the famous Cygnus X-1 binary system to a very high precision. The mass and physical size of the black hole may surprise you... Read more
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Serenity in the Milky Way
Posted Wed Nov 16, 2011 03:50 AM ET | 0
Some of the most beautiful sights in the universe are ones that we could never see with our eyes. One such example is this lovely composite of the Carina Nebula made with visible and radio light. Read more
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First Stars May Not Have Been Monsters
Posted Mon Nov 14, 2011 02:23 AM ET | 0
Shortly after the "Dark Ages" of the Cosmos the first stars popped into existence -- but they weren't the galactic Goliaths we thought they were. Read more
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Two Dwarfs Spotted Hanging-Out With Andromeda
Posted Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:52 AM ET | 0
Most galaxies are tiny little things, and two new dwarf galaxies have been spotted near the huge Andromeda Galaxy. Read more
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'They're So Cute!' Hubble's Baby Galaxy Pictures
Posted Thu Nov 10, 2011 04:09 AM ET | 0
Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope peer back in time to study 69 galaxies when they were just babies. Read more
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What's That Strange Disk Around That Black Hole?
Posted Sat Nov 5, 2011 04:34 AM ET | 0
The accretion disk surrounding a black hole has been measured for the first time, but all is not as it seems. Read more
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From Stellar Corpses to Zombie Pulsars
Posted Thu Nov 3, 2011 01:58 PM ET | 0
Pulsars are bizarre and unintuitive, and only seem to get weirder every time we look at them. Read more
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Andromeda Is Coming Right At Us! Or Is It?
Posted Fri Oct 28, 2011 04:16 PM ET | 0
Is the Andromeda galaxy barreling for a head-on collision with the Milky Way? Or will it be more of a cosmic "flesh wound"? Read more
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Catching up with Blue Stragglers
Posted Wed Oct 19, 2011 01:56 PM ET | 0
What is a blue straggler star anyway, and how is it being "left behind?" Read more
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What's in a Telescope (Re)Name?
Posted Sun Oct 16, 2011 08:36 PM ET | 0
A few months ago, the Very Large Array (VLA) officially became the Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA), but can you think up a better name? Read more
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Surprise High Energy Pulses Blast From the Crab
Posted Fri Oct 7, 2011 11:23 AM ET | 0
Astronomers from the VERITAS collaboration have detected an extremely energetic and unexpected blast from the Crab pulsar. Read more
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Powerful Chile Telescope Opens its Eyes
Posted Mon Oct 3, 2011 11:29 AM ET | 0
The much anticipated Atacama Large Millimeter/submilimeter Array (ALMA) is finally online. And, oh, the wonders it can see... Read more
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Getting Intimate with a Black Hole Behemoth
Posted Sun Oct 2, 2011 03:34 PM ET | 0
An active region surrounding the supermassive black hole living inside the Markarian 509 galaxy has been probed by a team of 26 astronomers and 5 space telescopes... what did they find? Read more
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Have You REALLY Seen the Sun?
Posted Wed Sep 28, 2011 05:43 PM ET | 0
The sun is a sight to behold right now, and it is creating some fascinating space weather as well. This is how you can get the most out it. Read more
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