Astronomy
Astronomy

Danger near Pluto
Brazilians are involved in assessing risk for the space probe New Horizons
Astrophysics

Sentinel in the cosmic darkness
Super radio telescope is looking for the earliest stars in the Universe
Brian Schmidt

Brian Schmidt: The dark energy enigma
New methods are needed to measure the composition of the Universe
Beatriz Barbuy

Beatriz Barbuy: In the wake of the first stars
Astrophysics talks about the formation of the first stars of the Milky Way
By Marcos Pivetta and Ricardo Zorzetto
Memory

Under the skies of Bahia
Valentin Stansel’s astronomy observations were mentioned in Newton’s Principia
By Redação
João Evangelista Steiner

João Evangelista Steiner: Astronomical leaps
USP's astrophysical talks about changes in Brazilian astronomy
By Marcos Pivetta and Neldson Marcolin
Evolution of the galaxy

The heart of the Milky Way
Survey of stars reconstitutes the central region of the galaxy
Ask the researchers

Ask the researchers
How does the laser spectrometer on the Mars Curiosity rover work?
Nobel

Meeting of Nobel laureates
City brings together laureates to inspire new generations of scientists
What is it?

What is it?
Solar flares
Pierre Auger Observatory

Cosmic Rays, Still an Enigma
Analysis of highest-energy particles moves forward
celestial bodies

Eta Carinae: more than an eclipse
Two phenomena cause periodical blackout of the star Eta Carinae
Cover

More than an eclipse
Collapse of stellar winds prolongs the cyclical blackout of the Eta Carinae
Extraterrestrial life

Tiny, but hefty
Microorganisms invisible to the naked eye can survive interplanetary trips
Astronomy research

Astronomy research gets a boost
In operation one of the biggest and most powerful clusters in the world
Evolution of the Universe

The birth of supermassive black holes
These enormous black holes that thrive at the center of galaxies
What is it?

What is it?
Dark energy
Center of the galaxy

An X-ray lamp
Gas disk around a black hole lights up every seven days