The selected newsroom is already in your list of favorites. Go to My Favorites

Our News on Newswise

Astrónomos descubren inusual exoplaneta gigante con una órbita extremadamente rara

Con la ayuda del telescopio WIYN de 3,5 metros ubicado en Kitt Peak, Arizona, los astrónomos lograron descubrir la órbita extrema de un exoplaneta que está camino a convertirse en un Júpiter caliente. Además de seguir una de las órbitas más...
15-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

WIYN 3.5-meter Telescope at Kitt Peak Discovers Extremely Strange Orbit of Rare Exoplanet

Using the WIYN 3.5-meter telescope at the U.S. National Science Foundation Kitt Peak National Observatory, a Program of NSF NOIRLab, astronomers have discovered the extreme orbit of an exoplanet that’s on its way to becoming a hot Jupiter.
15-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Newswise: 6691810f3af73_A-limpoc-MZ-mastered-CC4.jpg

Observatorio Rubin será crucial para descubrir enanas café que revelarán los secretos de la Vía Láctea

Demasiado grandes para ser planetas, pero demasiado pequeñas para ser estrellas, las enanas café más distantes son un ingrediente clave para entender la historia de la Vía Láctea. Por tal motivo, la Investigación del Espacio-Tiempo como Legado...
15-Jul-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Newswise: 66917e4ef0483_A-limpoc-MZ-mastered-CC4.jpg

NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory Will Detect Thousands of Elusive Brown Dwarfs, Unlocking Milky Way Mysteries

Too big to be planets but too small to be stars, distant brown dwarfs are a key ingredient for understanding the history of the Milky Way. Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Legacy Survey of Space and Time will detect a population of ancient brown dwarfs...
15-Jul-2024 2:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Newswise: 668edd0c92d84_noirlab2401f.jpg

La IA se une a la búsqueda de tesoros cósmicos en un océano de datos

Uno de los desafíos más difíciles a los que se enfrentan los astrónomos modernos consiste en cómo son capaces de descubrir los tesoros cósmicos que se ocultan entre los enormes set de datos astronómicos. Con cada vez más estudios del cielo...
10-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Newswise: 668edc0a82f34_noirlab2401f.jpg

AI Aids in Search for Cosmic Gems in Ocean of Data

A new kind of quandary faced by modern astronomers is how to uncover cosmic gems within vast treasure troves of data. With increasingly large sky surveys underway, astronomers need innovative techniques to sift through the data quickly and...
10-Jul-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Newswise: 668ba51678100_WGAPrectangle.jpg

NA-ROAD Announces 2024 Cohort of 10 Women and Girls in Astronomy for Development Projects

The North American Regional Office of Astronomy for Development (NA-ROAD) is pleased to announce the selection of 10 astronomy for development projects as part of the 2024 cohort. These projects will receive funding as part of the Women and Girls in...
8-Jul-2024 6:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Newswise: 6671fd5939ec4_noirlab2416a.jpg

Telescopio de Gemini Norte celebra nuevo aniversario con el confeti cósmico de una devoradora galáctica

Esta imagen captada por el telescopio de Gemini Norte, una mitad del Observatorio Internacional Gemini, muestra un conjunto de colores rosas y azules brillantes como si fuera una nube de confeti cósmico, haciéndola perfecta para celebrar el...
21-Jun-2024 3:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites


See All News

Our Experts on Newswise

Sunspot cycle is stabilizing, according to worldwide panel of experts

A consortium of solar science experts, including Dr. Gordon Petrie of the NSF’s National Solar Observatory, declared consensus on the next solar cycle. The astronomers predict the next solar cycle will be very similar to the last one.
17-Sep-2020 12:40 PM EDT

See All Experts

Our YouTube Videos

About

The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) is a consortium of 47 US institutions and 3 international affiliates that operates world-class astronomical observatories for the National Science Foundation and NASA. AURA’s role is to establish, nurture, and promote public observatories and facilities that advance innovative astronomical research. In addition, AURA is deeply committed to public and educational outreach, and to diversity throughout the astronomical and scientific workforce. AURA carries out its role through its astronomical facilities.

Experts

Twitter

close
0.52129