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How ancient astronomy mixed science with mythology
Posted on 07 March 2021Many millennia before any person would look through a telescope or ride a rocket ship into outer ...
Big galaxies steal star-forming gas from their neighbours
Posted on 07 March 2021Large galaxies are known to strip the gas that occupies the space between the stars of smaller sat ...
Astronomy surveys aim to up the pace with army of tiny robots
Posted on 07 March 2021It was one of the stranger and more monotonous jobs in astronomy: plugging optical fibers into h ...
Advanced CMOS detectors enable next-generation astronomy
Posted on 07 March 2021Ground-based astronomy remains at the forefront of our quest to understand more about the cosmos. ...
Winburn teacher chosen as 2021 Airborne Astronomy Ambassador
Posted on 07 March 2021LEXINGTON, Ky. (WTVQ) – Jenny McCall, who teaches eighth-grade integrated science at Winburn M ...
What is a quasar?
Posted on 07 March 2021The word quasar stands for quasi-stellar radio source. Quasars got that name because they looked ...
The case for, and against, the still-unseen Planet 9
Posted on 07 March 2021For the past several years, astronomers have been searching for an unseen planet beyond the orbi ...
Evidence grows for pulsar at the heart of famed supernova remnant
Posted on 07 March 2021On 24 February 1987, a star exploded in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the first supernova visible ...
March 2021 astronomy events: Expect planetary conjunction, full worm moon
Posted on 07 March 2021As winter turns to spring in the northern hemisphere, keep an eye out for these astronomy events t ...
30 Teachers Selected as Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors to Bring NASA Science to Classrooms
Posted on 07 March 2021February 25, 2021, Mountain View, CA -- The SETI Institute has selected 30 teachers from 10 states ...
Astronomers Just Upsized an Iconic Black Hole
Posted on 07 March 2021New evidence suggests the first known black hole is bigger than previously thought, wh ...
Astronomers' hopes raised by glimpse of possible new planet
Posted on 07 March 2021Astronomers have glimpsed what may be a previously unknown planet circling one of the closest star ...
For UVA Astronomers, New Space Telescope Could Be a ‘Game-Changer’
Posted on 07 March 2021When the James Webb Space Telescope launches in October, it will be the world’s premier space ...
Astronomy student’s fiery ‘Old Faithful’ discovery earns national award
Posted on 07 March 2021Unraveling an explosive mystery 570 million light-years away from Earth is an accomplishment belon ...
Astronomers Finally Find Neutron Star in Famous Supernova Remnant
Posted on 07 March 2021“For 34 years, astronomers have been sifting through the stellar debris of SN 1987A to find the ...
Hubble Snaps Breathtaking New Image of NGC 2336
Posted on 07 March 2021NGC 2336 is a barred spiral galaxy located in the northern constellation of Camelopardalis. Other ...