Astrophysics Topics
Autopsy of an explosion
1999 — April 6, 2011
Scientists may be closer to unravelling the mystery of Gamma-ray Burststhanks to one of the most powerful cosmic explosions ever recorded.
Scientists mourn loss of gifted colleague
1999 — April 6, 2011
Astrophysicists in Huntsville and around the world are mourning the death on Nov. 2 of Dr. Johannes "Jan" van Paradijs, one of the world's leading astrophysicists.
Dodging pitfalls in the hunt for the cause of gamma-ray bursts
1999 — April 6, 2011
At the GRB conference this week, scientists discuss how to avoid making mistakes while searching for the solution to a big astrophysical mystery - What causes gamma-ray bursts?
This week's gamma-ray blast is the latest in a 30-year tale of cosmic discovery
1999 — April 6, 2011
With new discoveries coming at an ever-quickening pace, scientists review the history of this new branch of Astrophysicsand its implications for understanding our universe.
Balloon flight will help scientists understand how to shield Mars crews
1999 — April 6, 2011
A 10-day balloon flight this month will include two small detectors designed to improve our understanding of the radiation hazards that will be faced by Astronautson extended missions such as Mars exploration.
Ham operators will get to help NASA with space experiment
1999 — April 6, 2011
Ham radio operators can help NASA collect and analyze data from a satellite scheduled for launch Nov. 19. Data from the Plasma Experiment Satellite Test will be used in designing an advanced propulsion system that plugs into the Earth's magnetosphere.
Even the "soft" stars have a "hard" side
1999 — Sept. 20, 2011
Soft-gamma repeaters have a hard side. It's hard enough that they could almost be mistaken for the hard Gamma-ray Burststhat come from deep in the observable universe.
A New Class of Black Holes?
1999 — April 6, 2011
Astronomers may have discovered a new type of middle-weight black hole in the centers of some nearby galaxies.
The enigmatic fingerprints of gamma-ray bursts
1999 — April 6, 2011
A new method of analyzing Gamma-ray Burstsby plotting color-color diagrams shows that there could be as many as five different kinds of these cosmic explosions.
Astrobiology's Most Wanted: Giordano Bruno
1999 — April 6, 2011
The story of Giordano Bruno, a man who lived 400 years ago, who believed in other stars, other planets, other life on those planets, and who died for his heresy.