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 Astronomers identify thick disc of older stars in nearby Andromeda galaxyTuesday, February 15, 2011 An international team of astronomers, including UCLA research astronomer Michael Rich, have identified for the first time a thick disc of older stars in Andromeda galaxy. This discovery will help astronomers better understand formation and evolutionary... |
 Fourth planet discovered in HR 8799Thursday, December 9, 2010 A team of astronomers, including Professor Ben Zuckerman from UCLA, have imaged a fourth giant planet in the HR 8799 planetary system. This exoplanetary system resembles a supersized version of our own Solar System. |
 Weird, warm spot on exoplanet upsilon Andromedae bTuesday, October 19, 2010 Using the Spitzer telescope, UCLA astronomy graduate student Ian Crossfield is the lead author of a new paper about how upsilon Andromedae b's hot spot is not under the direct glare of the sun and is instead offset by a whopping 80 degrees. |
 Evidence found for stellar cannibalismTuesday, September 14, 2010 Using Chandra X-Ray Observatory, there is recent evidence that a star named BP Piscium has engulfed its companion. "BP Psc shows us that stars like our Sun may live quietly for billions of years," said co-author David Rodriguez from UCLA, "but when they... |
 Hubble spies an amazing cosmic spiralMonday, September 6, 2010 The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an incredible image of the formation of a pre-planetary nebula. The image is one of the most geometrically perfect spirals ever seen, and Mark Morris, a UCLA astronomy professor, and an international team say that... |
 First light for NASA's in-flight observatory SOFIAFriday, May 28, 2010 The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), a joint program by NASA and the German Aerospace Center, achieved a major milestone with its first in-flight night observations. SOFIA observed Jupiter with the FORCAST instrument, one of... |
 WISE releases medley of first imagesWednesday, February 17, 2010 The WISE Mission has released a stunning variety of first survey images. Comets, star-forming regions, and distant galaxies are revealed in mid-infrared wavelengths. WISE (PI: Ned Wright from UCLA) will map out the entire sky at these wavelengths looking... |
 WISE first light imageWednesday, January 6, 2010 The Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE, PI: Ned Wright from UCLA) has taken its first look at the infrared sky. The image covers a region three times the size of the moon in the constellation Carina. WISE will map the sky at infrared... |
 WISE spacecraft successfully launchedMonday, December 14, 2009 At 9:09 am ET, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) was successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. WISE, whose PI is Ned Wright from UCLA, will map the sky at infrared wavelengths to find asteroids, comest, brown... |
 Two stellar populations found in globular clusterThursday, November 26, 2009 VLT's MAD and Keck's NIRSPEC instruments team up to discover a puzzling population in one of the Milky Way's most massive globular clusters. The group of astronomers, among them Mike Rich from UCLA, have found that Terzan 5 has two distinct stellar... |