BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Dr. Gabriela González, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at Louisiana State University, has been named the 2019 SEC Professor of the Year, SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey announced on Wednesday. González is the second professor from LSU to win the honor. A native of Argentina, Dr. González is a leader in gravitational wave...
Astronomers Find First Example of Furious Star Formation at Core of a Galaxy Cluster Hot gas, radio jets, and star formation in a galaxy cluster Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/MIT/M.McDonald et al; Radio: NRAO/AUI/NSF; Optical: NASA/STScI. Astronomers have confirmed the first example of a galaxy cluster where large numbers of stars are being born at its...
The Organization of American States (OAS) and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI) are launching a joint project to create an online repository of resources that make teaching and learning more accessible for persons with disabilities. The launch of the project includes a three-month survey of those who produce or use existing teaching and...
** Synopsis: For the first time, astronomers using ALMA have witnessed 3D motions of gas in a planet-forming disk. At three locations in the disk around a young star called HD 163296, gas is flowing like a waterfall into gaps that are most likely caused by planets in formation. These gas flows have long been predicted and would directly influence...