July/August Mercury Now Available – Cotswold Astronomical Society

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

Contents include:

Editors Spot
Coordinators Report
Dates for your diary
Greek myths and the constellations – part 3
Meteor Showers and Fireballs
The Partial Solar Eclipse – 2021 June 10

Astronomy News Feeds

Astronomy
Radio Astronomy
Space
Dark Matter

It's Time NASA Built A 'Cosmic Dawn' Telescope On The Moon—And It Has Four Astonishing Plans ...

29 July 2021

Lunar astronomy is an idea that's been around since the 1960s, but new engineering and technology is at last making astronomy on the Moon a real ... [...]

Peruvian solar observatory, Thai forest join UNESCO heritage list

29 July 2021

The Chankillo observatory allowed for remarkably accurate astronomical ... It is the cradle of astronomy in America,” Ghezzi told AFP on a visit to the ... [...]

This is what's wrong with state-backed educational institutions offering courses in astrology

28 July 2021

Vedic astronomy talks of 27 or 28 stars/star groups known as nakshatras and uses them to mark the position of geocentric planets and comets, etc. [...]

Gravitational-Wave-Detected Black Holes Could Be Product of Much Earlier Parent Mergers

28 July 2021

“Gravitational-wave observations are revolutionizing the field of astronomy and our understanding of compact objects,” said University of Birmingham's ... [...]

Galileo Project Will Search for 'Evidence of Extraterrestrial Technological Artifacts'

28 July 2021

“Based on astronomical observations, 'Oumuamua turned out to have ... or communications dish, which would fit the astronomical data rather well.”. [...]

Massive COCONUTS exoplanet discovery led by UH grad student

28 July 2021

Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets - planets beyond ... A University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy (IfA) graduate student has ... [...]

U part of world's ultimate IT team

28 July 2021

The world's most important scientific facilities, from the CERN Large Hadron Collider to the National Radio Astronomy Observatory, deal with massive ... [...]

Alien moon in formation captured by astronauts

28 July 2021

Astronomers, after years of observing a pair of Jupiter-like exoplanets ... a giant radio telescope installed in the Atacama desert in northern Chile, that ... [...]

BC scientists capture most-detailed radio image of the Milky Way's sister galaxy

28 July 2021

For the study, the scientists turned to the Sardinia Radio Telescope, ... The full findings were published online in Astronomy and Astrophysics. [...]

Scientists capture most-detailed radio image of Andromeda galaxy to date

28 July 2021

It was published online in Astronomy and Astrophysics. ... For the study, the scientists turned to the Sardinia Radio Telescope, a 64-metre fully ... [...]

Radio Telescope Market Report Till 2026 | Industry Analysis & Forecast

28 July 2021

Global Radio Telescope Market 2021 Includes Market Size, Share, Trends, Growth, Demand, Supply, Application, Segmentation, Opportunity, Market ... [...]

“If It Doesn't Shine In Your Face, You Don't See Anything”

28 July 2021

In this short documentary, Bell Burnell shares her story — how she got interested in radio astronomy, the prejudice with which she was treated as the ... [...]

FCC Urged To Match, Not Exceed, Global 24 GHz Standards

29 July 2021

... of a U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology hearing last ... to 5G mobile providers despite the scientific community's misgivings. [...]

A look back at NASA's top accomplishments as the agency marks 63rd anniversary

28 July 2021

So, what exactly has the nation's top space agency accomplished over the years ... While it was a time of tragedy for the space agency, the shuttle program ... The orbiting laboratory has been home to scientific research and discovery ... [...]

Russia is set to dock a long-awaited new module to the space station on Thursday

28 July 2021

It will give the Russian side of the ISS expanded science facilities, crew quarters, and a new airlock for spacewalks. Nauka also features a new docking ... [...]

Russia is set to dock a long-awaited new module to the space station on Thursday

28 July 2021

Nauka is 14 years late, but it brings new science facilities and extra space for Russia's cosmonauts. Nauka is set to dock to the ISS on Thursday morning. [...]

This is what's wrong with state-backed educational institutions offering courses in astrology

28 July 2021

... add a new dimension for research in the fields of Hindu mathematics, Vastushastra, meteorological studies, agriculture science, space science, etc. [...]

Turns Out Mo Brooks Was Wearing Body Armor to Trump's Very Peaceful Jan. 6 Rally

28 July 2021

“I was in the House Armed Services Committee, Science, Space, Technology Committee, and had at least one Zoom meeting, and all sorts of other ... [...]

EROSITA telescope has drawn the most comprehensive black hole map ever

28 July 2021

Enough to have a more enlightened look at the density of dark matter which gives the rate, slow or fast, of the formation of these clusters. Source. [...]

Unchained

28 July 2021

... dark matter and dark energy or gravity theory and black holes). The best realize that for every answer they find, a dozen more questions are raised. [...]

Man's new best friend: What cats can teach us about human genetics and precision medicine

28 July 2021

Cats have been found to have genetic diseases related to dysfunction of their genetic dark matter, making them a potential model organism for this type ... [...]

Steven Weinberg died on July 23rd

28 July 2021

He longed for cern 's Large Hadron Collider to find evidence of dark matter. It caused him lasting frustration that Congress in 1993 had cancelled the ... [...]

Spurs greats Manu Ginobili, David Robinson set to become 'Invincible' on NBA2K 21

28 July 2021

And if the invincible honor wasn't enough, Ginobili will also receive the upper tier/ranking "Dark Matter" card replacing his higher rating cards. [...]

From Link Wray to New York Dolls: Who really invented punk?

28 July 2021

... were fearlessly tackling the shadier side of life, then Lou Reed's New York indie outfit was mining musical dark-matter in the dead of night. With their ... [...]