January 2017: Picture of the Month
Interacting galaxies are understood to be common – in fact, repeated galaxy encounters can ultimately result in a merger of one single galaxy.
Interacting galaxies are understood to be common – in fact, repeated galaxy encounters can ultimately result in a merger of one single galaxy.
The wait is over; ASX is proud to announce our 14th Annual Symposium “What Ifs: Is the Impossible, Possible?”! This 14th Annual Symposium will be held on January 27th, from 6:30 – 11:00 pm. We are honoured to be featuring Gurtina Besla, assistant professor of Astronomy at the University of Arizona and PI of the…
Read more
This recently released image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows long filaments of dust and gas appearing to circle a supermassive black hole.
A triple star system is forming within the dusty disk some 750 light years away in the Perseus molecular cloud.
“The quest for 1%: the past, present and future for measuring the Hubble Constant and the expansion of the Universe”, presented by Professor Hilding Neilson Abstract: Almost a century ago, Edwin Hubble discovered that galaxies appear to be moving away from us and that farther galaxies moved at faster rates. This discovery revolutionized our view…
Read more
