Martian atmosphere behaves as one
Martian atmosphere behaves as one New research using a decade of data from ESA’s Mars Express has found clear signs of the complex martian atmosphere acting as a single,…
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July 22, 2018
Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics
Supersharp Images from New VLT Adaptive Optics ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has achieved first light with a new adaptive optics mode called laser tomography — and has captured remarkably…
July 19, 2018
Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found!!
Twelve new moons orbiting Jupiter have been found—11 “normal” outer moons, and one that they’re calling an “oddball.” This brings Jupiter’s total number of known moons to a whopping 79—the…
July 18, 2018
The Gaia Sausage: The Major Collision That Changed the Milky Way Galaxy
The Gaia Sausage: The Major Collision That Changed the Milky Way Galaxy | Simons Foundation The Gaia Sausage: The Major Collision That Changed the Milky Way Galaxy on Simons…
July 16, 2018
MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa – reveals clearest view yet of center of the Milky Way – SKA SA
MeerKAT radio telescope inaugurated in South Africa – reveals clearest view yet of center of the Milky Way – SKA SA Deputy President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr…
July 16, 2018
Gaia Identifies a Stellar Gap
Gaia Identifies a Stellar Gap New data from the Gaia mission has revealed a surprise hidden among main-sequence stars. Source: aasnova.org/2018/07/11/3796/
July 13, 2018
‘Ghost’ particles from black-hole jetstream found in Antarctic
'Ghost' particles from black-hole jetstream found in Antarctic Neutrinos are the universeâs ghosts. Trillions of these particles move through us all the time at close to the speed of light.…
July 13, 2018
NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976
NASA May Have Discovered and Then Destroyed Organics on Mars in 1976 Over 40 years ago, a NASA mission may have accidentally destroyed what would have been the first…
July 13, 2018
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,…
June 1, 2018
Testing the Sony a7III for Astrophotography
Testing the Sony a7III for Astrophotography Testing the Sony a7III for Astrophotography I put the new Sony a7III mirrorless camera through its paces for the features and functions we need…
June 1, 2018
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…
May 31, 2018
Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography
New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography | Nikon Rumors New: Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography | Nikon Rumors The first Nikon D850 cooled camera for astrophotography is…
May 30, 2018