For the first time, astronomers have uncovered evidence of water vapor in the atmosphere of Jupiter’s moon Ganymede. This water vapor forms when ice from the moon’s surface sublimates — that is, turns from solid to gas.
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Astronomers have discovered the shortest-ever gamma-ray burst (GRB) caused by the implosion of a massive star. Using the international Gemini Observatory, a Program of NSF’s NOIRLab, astronomers identified the cause of this 0.6-second flurry of gamma rays as a supernova explosion in a distant galaxy.
Hubble is one of the most successful science experiments ever. Although Hubble is currently not observing, the good news is that its dedicated team has a handle on the problem and will get it up and running again soon.
Some exoplanet searches could be missing nearly half of the Earth-sized planets around other stars.
A giant comet from the outskirts of our Solar System has been discovered in 6 years of data from the Dark Energy Survey.
In August 2018 NASA launched Parker Solar Probe, humanity’s mission to touch the Sun. In November, PSP flew close to the Sun for the first time (getting more than 5x closer to the Sun than the Earth), as it traveled, one of it’s scientific instruments measured the magnetic field it was experiencing.
When astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope uncovered an oddball galaxy that looked like it didn’t have much dark matter, some thought the finding was hard to believe and looked for a simpler explanation.
Committee Charter (pdf) George Clark Retired Caroline Garcia University of Arizona Gregory L. Geoffroy Iowa State University Elizabeth Hoffman (Vice Chair) Iowa State University Barbara Lam (ex officio) AURA Duc Ma University of Arizona Warren Madden (Chair) Iowa State University James McAteer New Mexico State University
AURA congratulates Chryssa Kouveliotou, member of the AURA Board of Directors, and recipient of the 2021 Shaw Prize in Astronomy.
It is with great sadness that we learned this week of the recent passing of former AURA President, Dr. Goetz Oertel.
In 29 new scientific papers, the Dark Energy Survey examines the largest-ever maps of galaxy distribution and shapes, extending more than 7 billion light-years across the Universe
An international team using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which is scheduled to launch in October, will study a portion of the radiated cloud called the Orion Bar to learn more about the influence massive stars have on their environments, and even on the formation of our own solar system.
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have traced the locations of five brief, powerful radio blasts to the spiral arms of five distant galaxies.
Stunning new images of Jupiter from Gemini North and the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope showcase the planet at infrared, visible, and ultraviolet wavelengths of light.
The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) Annual Meeting is an opportunity for representatives to gather from the 47 US institutions and 3 international affiliates that comprise AURA’s Member Institutions.
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