ASTR-1510

Quasars & Cosmology – Fall, 2009

Cosmology in the News

Cosmology
An article posted here satisfies the “article requirement” (2-credit section only). To qualify, an article must be about cosmology, which studies the large-scale structure and origin of the Universe. I will also accept articles on closely related subjects, for example on objects (black holes, supernovae, AGNs) or techniques (Doppler effect, light echoes) used by cosmologists. Articles on the history of cosmology are also acceptable.
Article	Submitted by
Most Distant Supermassive Black Hole	James Canha, 9/2
Dark energy may disguise shape of universe	Craig MacHaffie, 9/3
Was Einstein Wrong? A Quantum Threat to Relativity	Shavonne Bell, 9/3
Galaxies Going Green	Alicia Deromedi, 9/5
Dark Energy’s Demise?	Jeanne Rice, 9/4
Gravity Waves and Cosmology	Jeanne Rice, 9/4
Mysterious Space Blob Discovered at Cosmic Dawn	Steven Taylor, 9/7
Most Distant Supernovae	Steven Taylor, 9/7
Intense Heat Killed the Universe’s Would-be Galaxies	Steven Taylor, 9/7
First Black Holes Born Starving	Amelia Dosio, 9/8
LHC Begins Search for the “God Particle”	Ben Heintz, 9/9
New Images from the Rejuvenated Hubble Telescope	Kevin Watral, 9/14
Dark Energy from the Ground Up	Steve Lentine, 9/14
Galaxies Demand a Stellar Recount	Steve Lentine, 9/14
Disappearance of Supernova Progenitors	Aric Beece, 9/14
Stellar Cannibalism	Justin Goodson, 9/14
Size of a Galaxy Determined by Its Dark Matter	Michael Melnick, 9/14
Dark Matter Disk in Our Galaxy	Xiao Wen, 9/15
Dark Energy Stifling Growth in Universe	Xiao Wen, 9/15
New Way to Measure Curvature of Space	Connor Regan, 9/17
Hubble Goes Deep, Finds Farthest Galaxies	Brian Lewis, 9/17
Cosmology’s Best Standard Candles Get Even Better	Galen Frechette, 9/17
Echos of the Birth of the Universe	Kevin Lee, 9/17
Universe 1.0 Destroyed by Dark Matter?	Richard Sopko, 9/17
Ray of hope in dark matter hunt	Richard Sopko, 9/17
Dark Matter Filament Detected Near the Milky Way	Richard Sopko, 9/17
Is The Milky Way Doomed?	Rossli Chace, 9/20
To Understand the Universe, Science Calls on The Ultrasmall	Justin Phillips, 9/20
Invading Black Holes Explain Cosmic Flashes	Robert Vayda, 9/22
Swift Makes Best-Ever Ultraviolet Portrait of Andromeda	Robert Vayda, 9/22
Black Hole Ghost Discovered	Robert Vayda, 9/22
The End of the Universe	Robert Vayda, 9/22
Is dark matter mostly 'dark atoms'?	John Hosmer, 9/22
Milky Way in line for aggressive three-way merger	John Hosmer, 9/22
Do satellite galaxies point to modified gravity?	John Hosmer, 9/22
Galactic Black Holes May Be More Massive Than Thought	Jameson Allen, 9/23
Milky Way's Cousin Likely Harbors Supermassive Black Hole	Claire Marvinney, 9/23
Neighboring Galaxies Collided 2-3 Billion Years Ago	Claire Marvinney, 9/23
Rotation May Solve Cosmic Mystery	Dane Stevenson, 9/23
Scientist Predicts A 'Miserable Future' For Our Universe	Kevin Lee, 9/23
Refined Hubble Constant Narrows Possibities for Dark Energy	Troy Namini, 9/24
Variability of Type 1a Supernovae: Implications for Dark Energy	Kevin Lee, 9/24
Cosmologists Improve Standard Candle Method	Connor Regan, 9/24
Most Large Galaxies Form in Surprising Way	Anna Murphy, 9/24
Stars go kaboom, spilling cosmic secrets	Anna Murphy, 9/24
Prototype Developed To Detect Dark Matter	Noah Poissant, 9/29
The Day The Universe Froze: New Model For Dark Energy	Kevin Lee, 9/30
Galaxy study hints at cracks in dark matter theories	David Ratner, 10/2
Discovery of Type I Supernova Progenitor	Alex Taber-Moore, 10/3
Simulations Illuminate Universe’s First Twin Stars	Kevin Lee, 10/5
Giga-Galaxy Tour of the Milky Way	David Ratner, 10/8
The Cosmic Void: Could we Be in the Middle of It?	Connor Regan, 10/9
A Reshift Suvery of 200 Million Galaxies	Alexandra Newman, 10/13
New Tidal Debris Discovered from Colliding Galaxies	Kevin Lee, 10/15
Origins: A Special Issue of Scientific American	Molly Margolis, 10/15
Hubble Opens New Eyes on the Universe	Connor Regan, 10/22
Hyperactive Galaxies in the Early Universe	Connor Regan, 10/22
Galaxy Cluster Smashes Distance Record	Matt Kirby, 10/22
Hubble Finds Ram Pressure Stripping Galaxies	Connor Regan, 10/29
Origins of the Unseen Universe	Kevin Lee, 10/29
Mega-Star Explosion Most Distant Object Ever Seen	Amelia Dosio, 10/29
Bird Foils Large Hadron Collider (No Kidding!)	David Ratner, 11/16
Refined Hubble Constant Narrows Possibilities for Dark Energy	Connor Regan, 11/19
New Recipe for Dwarf Galaxies	Connor Regan, 11/19
Large Hadron Collider Ready to Restart	David Ratner, 11/20
Is Time Slowing Down?	Sean Sadowski, 11/30
Progenitors of Type Ia Supernovae Possibly Discovered	Katherine DeBlasio, 12/6
A Black Future	Ian Lonsdale, 12/9
Telescopes to Show Universe Soon After Big Bang	Justin Burdick, 12/9
Dark Matter and Dark Energy	Jennifer Bach, 12/9
Dark Energy Search Could Aid Planet Hunters	Thomas Shannon, 12/11
New Way to Produce a Black Hole?	Ryan DeJordy, 12/11
Old Articles
Interesting articles about cosmology but more than one year old. These DO NOT count toward the course requirement.
Article	Submitted by
The End of Cosmology?	David Ratner, 9/30
Are There Other Universes?	Chris Collins, 9/30
Not Cosmology
Interesting articles but not about cosmology. These DO NOT count toward the article requirement,
Article	Submitted by
Space Junk	Xiao Wen, 9/14
Magnetic Fields and Star Formation	Kevin Lee, 9/17
Cosmic Pregnancy Test	Alex Taber-Moore, 9/21
Exposing the flaw in Planck’s law	John Hosmer, 9/22
NASA Set to Crash on the Moon - Twice	David Ratner, 10/8
Map of Every Space Mission!	Kevin Watral, 10/13
Tabletop Black Hole (NOT! but cool physics nonetheless)	Molly Margolis, 10/15
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