A new way to measure cosmic black holes A new way to measure cosmic black holes Researchers find a link between the masses of supermassive black holes and the distances between the galaxies which surround them, allowing astronomers to more easily study many astronomical phenomena.
By the Numbers: Dark matter By the Numbers By the Numbers: Dark matter Key facts and figures about the unseen matter that remains one of cosmology’s greatest unsolved mysteries.
Our solar system’s mysterious ‘Planet 9’ may actually be a tiny, ancient black hole Penn In the News NBC News Our solar system’s mysterious ‘Planet 9’ may actually be a tiny, ancient black hole Bhuvnesh Jain of the School of Arts and Sciences commented on a new theory that Planet 9 may actually be a tiny, primordial black hole: “From a theoretical standpoint, it’s exciting even if its plausibility right now is early to judge.” In search of signals from the early universe In search of signals from the early universe Penn astronomers are part of an international collaboration to construct the Simons Observatory, a new telescope that will search the skies in a quest to learn more about the formation of the universe. Remembering the past while looking forward Buzz Aldrin’s boot print from the Apollo 11 mission, one of the first steps taken on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. (Photo: NASA) Remembering the past while looking forward As the nation celebrates the Apollo 11 mission, a look at Penn’s connection to the historic event and how the Moon impacts science, politics, and culture. A two-minute totality, an opportunity of a lifetime A two-minute totality, an opportunity of a lifetime Graduate student David Sliski observed the July 2 eclipse at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile as a member of a scientific team tasked with imaging the sun’s corona. Stories of Penn scientists: David Rittenhouse Stories of Penn scientists: David Rittenhouse In celebration of the 250th anniversary of his observations of the 1769 transit of Venus, a glimpse into the story of the man whose name became synonymous with astronomy and mathematics. Philadelphia: The new city of science The Philadelphia Science Festival, happening from April 26th until May 4th, brings together hundreds of institutions from the Greater Philadelphia area and culminates in the grand finale Science Carnival along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Photo credit: Philadelphia Science Festival). Philadelphia: The new city of science Penn researchers will be involved in a weeklong series of interactive activities and events across the city as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival. By the numbers: First-ever image of black hole’s event horizon By the numbers: First-ever image of black hole’s event horizon An overview of how scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration were finally able to see the unseeable, and what it means for the future of astronomy., The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond Artist’s impression of Planet Nine, depicted as a dark sphere with the Milky Way in the background. Neptune’s orbit is shown as a small ellipse around the Sun. The sky view and appearance are based on the conjectures of Planet Nine’s co-proposer, Mike Brown (Image: Tom Ruen). The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond Planetary scientists and cosmologists at Penn work together to find planets that might be hiding in the far reaches of the solar system.
In search of signals from the early universe In search of signals from the early universe Penn astronomers are part of an international collaboration to construct the Simons Observatory, a new telescope that will search the skies in a quest to learn more about the formation of the universe.
Remembering the past while looking forward Buzz Aldrin’s boot print from the Apollo 11 mission, one of the first steps taken on the Moon. Neil Armstrong and Aldrin walked on the Moon on July 20, 1969. (Photo: NASA) Remembering the past while looking forward As the nation celebrates the Apollo 11 mission, a look at Penn’s connection to the historic event and how the Moon impacts science, politics, and culture.
A two-minute totality, an opportunity of a lifetime A two-minute totality, an opportunity of a lifetime Graduate student David Sliski observed the July 2 eclipse at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory in Chile as a member of a scientific team tasked with imaging the sun’s corona.
Stories of Penn scientists: David Rittenhouse Stories of Penn scientists: David Rittenhouse In celebration of the 250th anniversary of his observations of the 1769 transit of Venus, a glimpse into the story of the man whose name became synonymous with astronomy and mathematics.
Philadelphia: The new city of science The Philadelphia Science Festival, happening from April 26th until May 4th, brings together hundreds of institutions from the Greater Philadelphia area and culminates in the grand finale Science Carnival along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway (Photo credit: Philadelphia Science Festival). Philadelphia: The new city of science Penn researchers will be involved in a weeklong series of interactive activities and events across the city as part of the Philadelphia Science Festival.
By the numbers: First-ever image of black hole’s event horizon By the numbers: First-ever image of black hole’s event horizon An overview of how scientists from the Event Horizon Telescope collaboration were finally able to see the unseeable, and what it means for the future of astronomy.,
The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond Artist’s impression of Planet Nine, depicted as a dark sphere with the Milky Way in the background. Neptune’s orbit is shown as a small ellipse around the Sun. The sky view and appearance are based on the conjectures of Planet Nine’s co-proposer, Mike Brown (Image: Tom Ruen). The search for Planet 9, 10, and beyond Planetary scientists and cosmologists at Penn work together to find planets that might be hiding in the far reaches of the solar system.