Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, a study carried out by the Stellar Standard Candles and Distances research group, led by Richard Anderson at EPFL's Institute of Physics, achieved the most accurate calibration of Cepheid stars -- a type of variable star whose luminosity fluctuates
Washington [US], October 20 (ANI): A new way to use femtosecond laser pulses to fabricate the high-precision ultrathin mirrors required for high-performance x-ray telescopes has recently been developed by researchers.
Washington [U.S], July 22 (ANI): A team of astronomers has developed a method that will allow them to 'see' through the fog of the early Universe and detect light from the first stars and galaxies.
London [United Kingdom], May 16 (ANI): Radio astronomers from around the world have been glued to their sets for decades to listen to that one sound from somewhere in space which would prove that an alien life, sufficiently advanced, exists somewhere in our universe.