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    Mars

    NASA deal may see Australian company build Mars rover – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

    Australian company's small step may help NASA's giant leap on Mars Australian company's small step may help NASA's giant leap on Mars A Gold Coast-based company may help NASA extract…

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    April 29, 2018
    Cosmology

    Topics – Next Generation of Telescope Equipment Begins Arriving in Hawaii – Subaru Telescope

    An instrument that will help astronomers study dark matter and galaxies in detail has begun to be assembled at the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii. Topics - Next Generation of Telescope…

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    April 28, 2018
    Astronomy

    The Milky Way’s supermassive black hole may have a dozen nomadic siblings

    The Milky Way’s 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…

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    April 28, 2018
    Telescope Projects

    How to build a telescope – Crayford Focuser – 10″ Dobsonian

    How to build a telescope - Crayford Focuser - 10" Dobsonian Years ago just after we had the Internet installed in our house (haha that’s right, years ago! Believe it…

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    April 27, 2018
    Astronomy

    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…

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    April 25, 2018
    Astronomy

    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…

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    April 25, 2018
    Astrophotography / Jupiter

    How Juno’s Breathtaking Jupiter Images Are Made

    How Juno's Breathtaking Jupiter Images Are Made Jupiter's sandy swirls and blue-hued poles are visible even from Earth. But the Juno spacecraft's crisp and colourful images begin as warped and…

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    April 20, 2018
    Mars

    Europe’s Mars rover takes shape – BBC News

    Europe's Mars rover takes shape So, here it is. Europe's Mars rover. Or rather, a copy of it. This is what they call the Structural Thermal Model, or STM. It…

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    April 20, 2018
    Mars

    Newly Released Images of Mars by NASA Will Change the Way You See the Planet

    Newly Released Images of Mars by NASA Will Change the Way You See the PlanetIf it's quiet solitude and beauty you seek, there is no better place than the surface…

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    April 19, 2018
    Astronomy / Telescopes

    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…

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    April 18, 2018
    Telescopes

    Sharper Focus -Part 1- The Why and How of Adaptive Optics

      Sharper Focus -Part 1- The Why and How of Adaptive Optics The Atmospheric Lens TMT’s unprecedented ability to peer into the depths of the Universe means it will have…

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    April 17, 2018
    Read more about the article CCD versus CMOS: Which is Better?
    Astrophotography

    CCD versus CMOS: Which is Better?

    Great explanation - make sure you click through the link and read the entire article! CCD versus CMOS: Which is Better? - Diffraction Limited   We’re often asked whether CMOS…

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    April 17, 2018
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