January / February 2021 Mercury now available – Cotswold Astronomical Society

The latest Mercury newsletter is now available, the January / February 2021 issue can be downloaded from the Digital media | Mercury page.

In this issue:

Editors Spot
Coordinators Report
Dates for your diary
Members Photos
Solar Graphs
An Observing Challenge

Astronomy News Feeds

Astronomy
Radio Astronomy
Space
Dark Matter

The best stargazing tech to help you make the most of the night sky

26 February 2021

Created by French startup Vaonis, the Vespera is aimed at making amateur astronomy and astrophotography easier than ever before (Vaonis). [...]

Study Shows Cold Gas Pipelines Fed Early Massive Galaxies

26 February 2021

These large galaxies found in the early universe required a lot of cold molecular gases in order to coalesce and grow. The study was led by astronomers ... [...]

Researchers discover large galaxies strip star-making gas from nearby smaller galaxies

26 February 2021

Astronomers published new research this week, discovering that small ... UW who works for the International Center for Radio Astronomy Research. [...]

Hunting for a Giant Black Hole, Astronomers Found a Nest of Darkness

26 February 2021

Two astronomers recently went looking for a monster black hole. They sifted reams of data from the most powerful telescopes on and above Earth for ... [...]

Astronomers create map of supermassive black holes

26 February 2021

A team of astronomers from different countries recently published a map which looks like a night sky full of stars but is in fact 25,000 supermassive ... [...]

Tech Talk: Fishy technology and Research Corporation scholarships

26 February 2021

... Jeanine Amacher, chemistry, Western Washington University; Jeffrey Bandar, chemistry, Colorado State University; Rachel S. Bezanson, astronomy, ... [...]

This Incredibly Map Doesn't Show Stars, But 25000 Supermassive Black Holes

25 February 2021

Together they are the largest combined radio telescope in the world. ... As reported in Astronomy & Astrophysics, the program will help answer ... [...]

ASTRON - Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy - The Dutch astronomy magazine Zenit ...

25 February 2021

The Dutch astronomy magazine Zenit devoted an article to our solar radio telescope DISTURB. You can read the article here: https://bit.ly/3qhJFbf. [...]

NASA's Webb Telescope Will Be the World's Premier Space Science Observatory – Here's What ...

26 February 2021

This image from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope shows the heart of the globular star cluster Messier 92 (M92), one of the oldest and brightest in the ... [...]

Sevier Co. students learn rocket science from NASA engineer with Tenn. roots

26 February 2021

“We learned about Apollo 11 during space and how scientists' theories about space and stuff like that,” explained Ownby. Their knowledge spoke for ... [...]

Sharing the overview effect

25 February 2021

Emotions surrounding space go back to the ancient philosophers. We can be awe-struck when we look into a star-lit sky and contemplate the enormity ... [...]

Plans for the Australian Space Agency

25 February 2021

This audio is not yet available. Image: A cubesat (Getty Images). Plans for the Australian Space Agency. On The Science Show with ... [...]

Discovery Center at Water's Edge seeks to open 'preview center' in Belcamp by September

25 February 2021

“Our outdoor space is beautiful and we know outdoor activities are very popular and have been a big draw for other science centers,” she said. [...]

Discovery Center at Water's Edge seeks to open 'preview center' in Belcamp by September

25 February 2021

A regional science and discovery center planned for Harford County has a ... “Our outdoor space is beautiful and we know outdoor activities are very ... [...]

Art Show Curated By CARLA HARVEY From BUTCHER BABIES, CHARLIE BENANTE Of ...

26 February 2021

Full bar will be provided by Deep Eddy Vodka, and full coffee bar provided by Dark Matter Coffee. There will be many surprises including guest DJ ... [...]

WandaVision Teased Agatha Is Secretly Linked To Dormammu Not Mephisto

25 February 2021

... of SHIELD, it's established the Darkhold contains infinite knowledge and that it was made from dark matter that originated in the Dark Dimension. [...]

On the hunt for dark matter

25 February 2021

... postdoctoral fellow Benjamin Brubaker discusses a new way to speed up the search for one of the universe's most elusive enigmas: dark matter. [...]

12 New Books We Recommend This Week

25 February 2021

His pleasure in his subject is palpable, whether writing about dark matter or the possibility that we might “terraform” a new planet. The book, Nell ... [...]

UW Planetarium Program Will Explore Perseverance Mission to Mars During March

25 February 2021

Full-dome movie: “Phantom of the Universe: The Hunt for Dark Matter,” Saturday, March 27, 2 p.m. From the journey of protons racing through the ... [...]

Merger of Two Boson Stars Could Explain Existence of Dark Matter

25 February 2021

The new study would be the first proof of the presence of these theoretical objects that represent one of the key candidates to create dark matter, which ... [...]