Deteriorating Kepler Space Telescope Refuses To Die
Unwilling to to go quietly into that good night, the Kepler Space Telescope is once again gathering scientific data — despite a malfunctioning thruster and painfully low levels of fuel....…
NASA’s New Horizons Makes First Detection of Kuiper Belt
NASA’s New Horizons Makes First Detection of Kuiper Belt
NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft has made its first detection of its next flyby target, the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule, more than four months ahead of its New Year’s 2019 close encounter.
New era of astronomy uncovers clues about the cosmos
New era of astronomy uncovers clues about the cosmos Astronomers are now able to detect a host of signals streaming through the universe. This newfound ability is like gaining…
A $1 billion telescope that will take pictures 10 times sharper than Hubble’s is now officially under construction
They've started building the GMT!!! A $1 billion telescope that will take pictures 10 times sharper than Hubble's is now officially under construction In astronomy, cutting-edge technology often begins with…
New Horizons may have spotted a hydrogen wall at the edge of the solar system
New Horizons may have spotted a hydrogen wall at the edge of the solar system New Horizons may have seen a hydrogen wall just past the edge of the…
First low-frequency fast radio burst to grace our skies detected at last
First low-frequency fast radio burst to grace our skies detected at last Nobody knows what these rare speedy electromagnetic spurts really are Source: www.theregister.co.uk/2018/08/03/fast_radio_burst/
World’s Next Largest Telescope Hopes to Answer Question of Life Beyond Earth
World’s Next Largest Telescope Hopes to Answer Question of Life Beyond Earth There’s a telescope under construction in Chile, and it’s slated to be the world’s largest – if…
Stargazing with a smartphone | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
Stargazing with a smartphone | BBC Sky at Night Magazine By combining GPS positioning and an accelerometer, your phone can tell not only where you are on the planet,…
Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope
Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope Sandia Labs apply design for additive manufacturing to build precision telescope Usng sub-par materials and inaccurate dimensions does not…
How we discovered 840 minor planets beyond Neptune – and what they can tell us
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The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole may have a dozen nomadic siblings
The Milky Wayâs supermassive black hole may have a dozen nomadic sibl At the center of the Milky Way sits a dark and dangerous beast: Sagittarius A*. Located about 26,000…
Gaia creates richest star map of our Galaxy – and beyond
ESA’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and revealing previously unseen details of our home Galaxy. A multitude…
What is Gaia? The ESA’s Data Dump Could Change Astronomy Forever | Inverse
The Gaia countdown is on! This Spacecraft is About to Drop a Ton of Data and Change Astronomy Forever!! This Spacecraft is About to Drop a Ton of Data and…
340,000 stars’ DNA interrogated in search for Sun’s lost siblings | Australian Astronomical Observatory
Using the Anglo-Australian Telescope (AAT), an Australian-led group of astronomers working with European collaborators has revealed the “DNA” of more than 340,000 stars in the Milky Way, which should…