Science News for Kids » optics http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org Publication of the Society for Science & the Public Sat, 18 May 2013 19:04:13 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Twinkle, twinkle oldest stars http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/twinkle-twinkle-oldest-stars/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/twinkle-twinkle-oldest-stars/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 05:01:04 +0000 Stephen Ornes http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14928 Blazars are bright galaxies that send high-powered radiation jets directly toward Earth. They can be used to detect the light in the universe left over from every star that ever shone. In this image, the blazars are shown as green dots; the Milky Way glows orange in the middle. Credit: NASA, DOE, Fermi LAT Collaboration

Astronomers find traces of ancient light in the activity of bright, distant galaxies]]> Blazars are bright galaxies that send high-powered radiation jets directly toward Earth. They can be used to detect the light in the universe left over from every star that ever shone. In this image, the blazars are shown as green dots; the Milky Way glows orange in the middle. Credit: NASA, DOE, Fermi LAT Collaboration

Astronomers find traces of ancient light in the activity of bright, distant galaxies]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/twinkle-twinkle-oldest-stars/feed/ 0 Science champs http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/science-champs/ http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/science-champs/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 15:00:40 +0000 Helen Fields http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/?p=14637 Raymond Gilmartin (at white board) took home the top prize at this year’s Broadcom MASTERS for his project investigating car spoilers. Credit: SSP

Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems]]> Raymond Gilmartin (at white board) took home the top prize at this year’s Broadcom MASTERS for his project investigating car spoilers. Credit: SSP

Young scientists focus their research on real-world problems]]> http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2012/11/science-champs/feed/ 0