Month: May 2019
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SpaceX Starlink satellites dazzle but pose big questions for astronomers
SpaceX Starlink satellites dazzle but pose big questions for astronomers Elon Musk’s new satellite megaconstellation will make it harder to study the sky with ground-based telescopes. Source: www.cnet.com/news/spacex-starlink-satellites-dazzle-but-pose-big-questions-for-astronomers/
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Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies
Big black holes can settle in the outskirts of small galaxies Astronomers have found dozens of surprisingly massive black holes far from the centers of their host dwarf galaxies. Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/big-black-holes-can-settle-outskirts-small-galaxies
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50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 Clears the Way for the first Moon Landing
50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 Clears the Way for the first Moon Landing 50 Years Ago: Apollo 10 Clears the Way for the first Moon Landing Source: www.nasa.gov/feature/50-years-ago-apollo-10-clears-the-way-for-the-first-moon-landing
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Montage – Image Mosaic Software for Astronomers
Montage – Image Mosaic Software for Astronomers Montage is a toolkit for assembling Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) images into custom mosaics. Key features for end users are: Source: montage.ipac.caltech.edu/
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Three Stellar Populations? Unresolved Binaries? Mysteries of the Orion Nebula Cluster
Three Stellar Populations? Unresolved Binaries? Mysteries of the Orion Nebula Cluster Does the Orion Nebula Cluster actually include three distinct stellar populations? Or is it all just a bunch of unresolved binaries and triple systems? Source: astrobites.org/2019/05/24/mysteries-of-the-orion-nebula-cluster/
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New Clues About How Ancient Galaxies Lit up the Universe
New Clues About How Ancient Galaxies Lit up the Universe An ambitious new study using NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope shows that ancient galaxies were brighter than scientists anticipated and that their light may have changed the universe. Source: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7397