Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Study affirms growth spurts in black holes

December 28, 2010 - Star-Advertiser, Honolulu
Just like teenagers, black holes undergo an adolescent growth spurt, astronomers have found.

Observations from the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea have helped confirm the rapid growth of black holes when the universe was relatively young.
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Thursday, December 2, 2010

Dark Belt Reappearing on Jupiter

November 29, 2010 - Astronomy Picture of the Day
Jupiter's SEB Outbreak. Gemini North/NIRI, Nov. 18, 2010.