VENHA OBSERVAR A LUA O Grupo de Estudos de Astronomia do PLanetário da UFSC, tem o prazer de lhe convidar para participar da atividade integrante do...
Cientistas encontram pegadas humanas de 1,5 milhão de anos Foram descobertas duas séries de pegadas, que teriam 10 mil anos de diferença. Cientistas...
Astrônomos europeus fotografam "olho cósmico" da BBC O Observatório Europeu do Sul (ESO, na sigla em inglês), que fica no alto de uma montanha em La Silla,...
Cosmic Collision Over Siberia Space is mostly empty, but sometimes it isn't empty enough. Two days ago a pair of orbiting satellites collided 480 miles (780...
Mantenha o ambiente (marciano) limpo! 2009-02-22 Um recente artigo de Christopher McKay, um cientista da NASA (não confundir com outro McKay, David, para...
Most Powerful Gamma-Ray Burst Ever Observations from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are hinting that the highest-energy gamma rays travel through...
Moon's Puzzling, Thick-Skinned Far Side It's been about 17 months since the launch of the most productive spacecraft ever to orbit the Moon. No, it wasn't a...
Transiting Exoplanet With the Longest Period Yet March 2, 2009 by Johannes Hirn Valentine's Day this year brought a big surprise from 190 light-years away: the...
Earth-and-Sun Diamond Ring The penumbral lunar eclipse on February 9th wasn't widely viewed. It couldn't be seen for much of the Americas or from western...
Descoberto o mais pequeno exolaneta (até ao momento)! 2009-02-26 Um trânsito planetário provoca uma ligeira diminuição do brilho da estrela. Crédito:...
Astronomers unveiling life's cosmic origins NATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY OBSERVATORY NEWS RELEASE Posted: February 17, 2009 Processes that laid the foundation for...
Scientists find asteroids are missing, and possibly why UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA NEWS RELEASE Posted: February 25, 2009 University of Arizona scientists have...
1st day on job sees most powerful cosmic explosion UAH NEWS RELEASE Posted: February 19, 2009 GRB 080916C's X-ray afterglow appears orange and yellow in this...
Did the Moon Do a Face Flip? I've been teaching a class of high-school seniors about how the Moon's spin rate and orbital period became locked together, in...
Cassini maps global pattern of Titan's dunes NASA/JPL NEWS RELEASE Posted: February 28, 2009 Titan's vast dune fields, which may act like weather vanes to...
Spirit gets energy boost from cleaner solar panels NASA/JPL NEWS RELEASE Posted: February 12, 2009 A small but important uptick in electrical output from the...
Swift satellite records early phase of gamma-ray burst By looking at the earlier moments of gamma-ray bursts, scientists will be able to find out more about...
Cassini maps global pattern of Titan's dunes Titan's surface winds blow opposite the direction suggested by previous global circulation models. Provided by...
NASA's Goddard brings the Moon to Earth Science On a Sphere is an exciting new projection technology. Provided by Goddard, Greenbelt, Maryland The Sphere...
Watching Venus glow in the dark The nightglow on Venus has been seen at infrared wavelengths before, but this is the first detection of nitric oxide at those...
Geriatric pulsar still kicking A study of old pulsars is critical for understanding the long-term evolution of neutron stars. Provided by Chandra X-ray Center,...
Best image ever of Carina Nebula BY KULVINDER SINGH CHADHA ASTRONOMY NOW Posted: 16 February, 2009 Using the modest 2.2-metre telescope at La Silla in Chile...
Molhado recentemente Pesquisadores norte-americanos descobrem valas que apontam a existência de água no estado líquido em Marte há apenas 1,5 milhão de...
Newfound Moon May Be Source of Outer Saturn Ring 03.03.09 This sequence of three images, obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft over the course of about 10...
A Worldwide Astronomy Marathon March 3, 2009 by Mike Simmons IAUIf you have a telescope, mark April 2–5, 2009, on your calendar. The world is coming your...
Prezados amigos, já está no “YouTube” dois belíssimos filmes realizados por José Tadeu Pinheiro, referente as atividades do GEA – Grupo de Estudos de...