Dec
21
2016
Letter from the Director: December 2016
By admin
Nightscape panorama of Las Campanas Observatory during a lunar eclipse. By Yuri Beletsky .
Pasadena, CA – The Giant Magellan Telescope Organization (GMTO) today announced the appointment of Walter E. Massey, PhD, and Taft Armandroff, PhD, to the positions of Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively.
Pasadena, CA— A star known by the unassuming name of KIC 8462852 in the constellation Cygnus has been raising eyebrows both in and outside of the scientific community for the past year.
Pasadena, CA— Quasars are supermassive black holes that sit at the center of enormous galaxies, accreting matter.
Washington, DC— Dwarf galaxies are enigmas wrapped in riddles. Although they are the smallest galaxies, they represent some of the biggest mysteries about our universe.