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Read more about the article New Australian infrared telescope to spot cosmic hidden treasures

New Australian infrared telescope to spot cosmic hidden treasures

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  • Post published:May 28, 2020
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New infrared telescope to spot cosmic hidden treasures   A new infrared telescope, to be designed and built by astronomers at The Australian National University (ANU), will monitor the entire…

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Read more about the article Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos

Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos

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  • Post published:May 28, 2020
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Half the matter in the universe was missing – we found it hiding in the cosmos   Cosmologists had only been able to find half the matter that should exist…

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Read more about the article The Dinosaur-Killer Asteroid May Have Hit Earth at ‘Deadliest Possible’ Angle

The Dinosaur-Killer Asteroid May Have Hit Earth at ‘Deadliest Possible’ Angle

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The Dinosaur-Killer Asteroid May Have Hit Earth at 'Deadliest Possible' Angle   This much we knew: some 66 million years ago an asteroid roughly twice the diameter of Paris crashed…

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Read more about the article The cosmic life of ‘Celestial Handbook’ author Robert Burnham Jr.

The cosmic life of ‘Celestial Handbook’ author Robert Burnham Jr.

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  • Post published:May 13, 2020
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  Sky Writer: The cosmic life of ‘Celestial Handbook’ author Robert Burnham Jr. | The Underground Bunker Every serious amateur astronomer has a set of the three volume "Celestial Handbook",…

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Read more about the article What is a Plossl eyepiece?

What is a Plossl eyepiece?

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  • Post published:May 6, 2020
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  What is a Plössl eyepiece? Plossl are some of the most popular low cost eyepieces for telescope users. A good explanation! Source: www.skyatnightmagazine.com/advice/what-is-a-plossl-eyepiece/

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Read more about the article Sun ‘less active’ than similar stars

Sun ‘less active’ than similar stars

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  The Sun is less magnetically active and shows less variability in its brightness than similar stars in the galaxy, scientists say. To come to this conclusion, published in the journal Science, they…

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Read more about the article Sandia National Laboratories:				Seeing stars

Sandia National Laboratories: Seeing stars

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  Sandia National Laboratories: Seeing stars   Sandia team designs a new way for additive manufacturing Source: www.sandia.gov/news/publications/labnews/articles/2018/16-02/telescope.html

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Read more about the article Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian life

Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian life

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  Promising signs for Perseverance rover in its quest for past Martian life   New research indicates river delta deposits within Mars’ Jezero crater – the destination of NASA’s Perseverance…

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