AAS HIGH-ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS DIVISION:
X-rays Hit the Spot for Astrophysicists
Robert Irion
HONOLULU--About 500 astronomers flocked to Waikiki Beach from 6 to 10 November for a meeting of the American Astronomical Society's High-Energy Astrophysics Division. Looking splendid in their complimentary aloha shirts, speakers told tales of intense radiation from deep space, including x-rays from baby stars and from quasars, which could help refine estimates of how quickly the universe is expanding.