Cool idea, but a lot of money for an 80mm refractor. This Smart Telescope for Newbies Looks Like a Sci-Fi Space Robot A new app-enabled telescope makes stargazing and astrophotography…
There has been a lot of hype about the Big Falcon Rocket (BFR) and a lot of discussion about SpaceX’s ability to deliver on its plans. Additionally the plans…
One of the biggest challenges I faced when I first became interested in night photography was getting my images in focus. I would take shot after shot each time adjusting…
Defying Theories, This Ghostly Galaxy Has Almost No Dark Matter A unique galaxy is making the case for dark matter, even though it has very little of the mysterious substance.…
400 Bad request Scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick and elsewhere are at a crossroads in their 50-year quest to go beyond the Standard Model in physics. Rutgers Today asked professors Sunil Somalwar and Scott…
ESA Science & Technology: Explore the cosmos with ESASky Meet ESASky, a discovery portal that provides full access to the entire sky. This open-science application allows computer, tablet and mobile…
5 Reasons Why Astronomy Is Better From The Ground Than In Space When you think about what's out there in the abyss of deep space, whether you're looking out at…
Very interesting read about the microprocessors used in various spacecraft . Throughout the years, microprocessors have played a large role in spacecrafts. space-qualified microprocessors are designed to be exceptionally reliable and highly durable. Due to their…
Incredible High-Definition Pictures Of The Moon’s Surface Released By Chinese Space Agency We’ve become used to looking at unclear images of the Moon’s surface taken about 50 years ago, but…
Astronomers Have Detected the Brightest Fast Radio Burst Ever Seen. Still No Idea What's Causing Them - Universe Today Space and Astronomy news Source: www.universetoday.com/138807/astronomers-detected-brightest-fast-radio-burst-ever-seen-still-no-idea-whats-causing/
5 years ago today - setting up for a night out with my old Meade 10" LX50
Open Sourcing the Hunt for Exoplanets Open Sourcing the Hunt for Exoplanets Recently, we discovered two exoplanets by training a neural network to analyze data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope and accurately identify the most…