Physics and Astronomy News Archive: April 2010

Image: Cassini and Amateurs Chase Storm on Saturn

Cassini and Amateurs Chase Storm on Saturn

Source: JPL/NASA   Posted: 4/29/10

With the help of amateur astronomers, the composite infrared spectrometer instrument aboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft has taken its first look at a massive blizzard in Saturn's atmosphere.
Image: NASA's New Eye on the Sun Delivers Stunning First Images

NASA's New Eye on the Sun Delivers Stunning First Images

Source: NASA   Posted: 4/29/10

NASA's recently launched Solar Dynamics Observatory, or SDO, is returning early images that confirm an unprecedented new capability for scientists to better understand our sun’s dynamic processes.
Image: Neutrinos: Clues to the Most Energetic Cosmic Rays

Neutrinos: Clues to the Most Energetic Cosmic Rays

Source: LBL   Posted: 4/29/10

Find out about the new ARIANNA (Antarctic Ross Ice Shelf Antenna Neutrino Array) that is proposed to catch elusive neutrinos using a new and ingenious method.
Image: Physicists Locate Long Lost Soviet Reflector on Moon

Physicists Locate Long Lost Soviet Reflector on Moon

Source: UCSD   Posted: 4/29/10

A team of physicists has pinpointed the location of a long lost light reflector left on the lunar surface by the Soviet Union nearly 40 years ago.
Image: NASA's Spitzer Unearths Primitive Black Holes

NASA's Spitzer Unearths Primitive Black Holes

Source: JPL/NASA   Posted: 4/1/10

Astronomers have come across what appear to be two of the earliest and most primitive supermassive black holes known.