A Crisis in Cosmology – W. M. Keck Observatory Maunakea, Hawaii – A group of astronomers led by University of California, Davis has obtained new data that suggest the universe is…
NASA launches a new planet-hunting telescope using a giant balloon – TechCrunch A new telescope will seek out planets that resemble Earth from a height of around 125,000 feet, using…
Leading astronomer says discovery will open up ‘whole new line of thinking’ Source: www.independent.co.uk/news/science/nasa-mars-life-discovery-space-exomars-rover-chief-scientist-jim-green-a9125076.html
First Glimpses of Interstellar Comet Suggest It's Not So Different Early observations of Comet C/2019 Q4, which will likely be declared the first confirmed interstellar comet, suggest that its composition…
Is Another Interstellar Visitor Headed Our Way? - Sky & Telescope An amateur has discovered a comet that might be the second interstellar visitor after 'Oumuamua — and it's heading…
New Insight into How Much Atmosphere Mars Lost A key tracer used to estimate how much atmosphere Mars lost can change depending on the time of day and the…
Radical Wrinkle in Forming Complex Carbon Molecules in Space A science team has discovered a new possible pathway for forming carbon structures in space using an X-ray technique at…
Physicists Just Released Step-by-Step Instructions for Building a Wormhole All you need are two black holes and a few cosmic strings and voila! Instant wormhole. Source: www.space.com/building-a-wormhole-with-cosmic-strings.html
Astrophysicists Link Brightening of Pulsar Wind Nebula to Pulsar Spin-down Rate Transition---Chinese Academy of Sciences Astrophysicists have discovered that the pulsar wind nebula (PWN) surrounding the famous pulsar B0540-69 brightened…
Black Hole Holograms A research team from Osaka University, Nihon University and Chuo University has proposed a novel theoretical framework whose experiment could be performed in a laboratory to better…
Schmitt-Cassegrain Collimation Made Easy Using a Duncan Mask | Alpha Lyrae Very simple method of achieving excellent collimation of a Schmitt-Cassegrain using a home made Duncan Mask. Source: alpha-lyrae.co.uk/2013/12/31/schmitt-cassegrain-collimation-made-easy-using-a-duncan-mask/
Astronomers just quintupled the number of known repeating fast radio bursts A Canadian telescope spotted eight more repeating fast radio bursts. What causes these cryptic flashes of radio waves…