Astronomy News For Hobbyists
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Astronomy is a subject as large as the universe. Astronomy answers many questions about the universe. Astronomy news is interesting, to say the least, and can be found in media reports as well as on web sites such as those maintained by astronomy magazines and agencies like NASA. Here are some recent, tantalizing tidbits of space information.
A lot of astronomy news can be found in the magazine ”Astronomy”. NASAs IBEX, Interstellar Boundary Explorer, was one exciting story. Just as weatherman study winds in fronts, IBEX studies outer space fronts. To be exact it is the solar wind and how it interacts with space beyond the reach of the sun. Another goal is to create an accurate picture of the solar system’s boundaries.
More astronomy news covered by Astronomy magazine is the discovery of a new aurora on Saturn that’s unlike any other known aurora in the solar system. An aurora is formed when charged particles stream along planetary magnetic field. Earth’s aurorae come from charged particles from the solar wind. Jupiter produces the particles and the magnetic field that creates its auroras. Saturn’s aurora is unique because it covers a large area. That’s why scientists believe there is a lot to learn.
astronomy news can also be found in the magazine “Universe Today”. On November 13, 2008 it carried the story of contact reestablished with the Mars rover. The rover had lost contact after running through a massive dust storm. But Spirit recovered from this low-power dilemma. With the dust blocking sunlight from its solar panels, the fear was that it would shut down completely and never recover. But it recovered and now it’s back on the job.
that the Allen telescope array which is part of the SETI project will find intelligent life in only a little over a decade is staggering astronomy news. With time the array will grow in power provided by 350 radio antennas. It’s only a matter of a short time before it hears signals from deep enough in space that intelligence is sure to be found.
There could be no bigger astronomy news than actual contact with intelligence.
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