Month: July 2019
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German-Russian Astronomy Satellite Launches – Sky & Telescope
German-Russian Astronomy Satellite Launches – Sky & Telescope Spektrum-Röntgen-Gamma, a long-delayed and much-modified X-ray astronomy package carrying the EROSITA telescope, launched successfully on Saturday. Source: www.skyandtelescope.com/astronomy-news/german-russian-astronomy-satellite-launches/?fbclid=IwAR0otfhsP6NH-XD016k6Q6rfXE8DnShMkP6Nk6jgZfTF5QZVzJHO2wjhuuA
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What do you call a moon that escapes its planet? A ‘ploonet’
What do you call a moon that escapes its planet? A ‘ploonet’ If giant planets in other star systems lose their moons, the freed objects could become “ploonets,” and current telescopes may be able to find them. Source: www.sciencenews.org/article/moons-escape-their-planets-could-become-ploonets
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AstroCrop – Image Registration and Cropping | Linux Astronomical Imaging
AstroCrop – Image Registration and Cropping | Linux Astronomical Imaging Automatically crop a region of interest from a series of images based on a single reference frame. Source: www.linux-astro-imaging.uk/linux/astronomy/astrocrop
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Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem
Goodbye Aberration: Physicist Solves 2,000-Year-Old Optical Problem When you look through your viewfinder and things seem a little bit blurry or lacking definition, it’s probably because you are using an “el cheapo” lens. Source: petapixel.com/2019/07/05/goodbye-aberration-physicist-solves-2000-year-old-optical-problem/
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The first AI capable of simulating the universe works so well it’s scary
The first AI capable of simulating the universe works so well it’s scary A team of researchers recently pioneered the world’s first AI universe simulator. It’s fast; it’s accurate; and its creators are baffled by its ability to understand things about the cosmos that it shouldn’t. Scientists have used computer simulations to try and digitally…
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Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy
Why the “Random Transiter” is now the most mysterious star in the Galaxy Move aside Tabby’s star – a new enigmatic star observed by K2 looks to have taken the title of the “most mysterious star in the galaxy” – HD 139139. Here I’ll tr… Source: www.hughosborn.co.uk/2019/06/29/why-the-random-transiter-is-the-most-mysterious-star-in-the-galaxy/
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Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Distant Galaxy
Fast Radio Burst Pinpointed to Distant Galaxy In a rare feat, astronomers have pinpointed the place of origin of a fast radio burst, with a surprising outcome. Source: www.caltech.edu/about/news/fast-radio-burst-pinpointed-distant-galaxy