A Mammoth Cluster of Galaxies Sighted in the Early Universe
By: National Optical Astronomy Observatory News Astronomers have uncovered evidence for a vast collection of young galaxies 12 billion light years away. The newly discovered “proto-cluster” of galaxies, observed when the universe was only 1.7 billion years old (12% of … Continued
Quasars & Black Holes – Public Talk
COSMIC THURSDAYS, a series of public and free talks on astronomy subjects continues during Spring 2016. The talks are designed with the general audience in mind, they are fun, easy to understand, and engaging. The second talk of the series: Thursday May 26 … Continued
Focus on the Universe – Picture Exhibition
Southern California has an extraordinary history of fantastic astrophotographers. Due to a very big community of amateur astronomers, glorious weather, and beautiful natural surroundings, top quality astrophotography has always been associated with California. The University of California, Riverside, through a National Science Foundation grant … Continued
Music from Astronomy – Public Performance
Undergraduate student Ryan Straka, from the Department of Music at UC Riverside, has composed a three-movement classical piece for a quartet based on supercomputer simulations of the impending collision between the Andromeda, Milky Way and Triangulum galaxies which will happen … Continued
Mercury Transit & Beyond 2016
On Monday May 9th, 2016 the planet Mercury will come between the Earth & the Sun, so we will be able to see Mercury transiting (crossing) the disc of the Sun using special telescopes. California will be able to see most of the event … Continued
Forget Hubble ! – Astronomy Public Talks Restarting
The first free public talk in the new series is titled FORGET HUBBLE, HERE’S HOW DEEP SPACE REALLY LOOKS LIKE! The talks are designed with the general audience in mind, they are fun, easy to understand, short, and engaging. Prof. George … Continued