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Largest comet ever observed was active at near-record distance - ScienceDaily

29 November 2021

Astronomers show that comet Bernardinelli-Bernstein (BB), the largest ... in the UMD Department of Astronomy and the lead author of the study. [...]

The SETI Institute Celebrates Native American Heritage Month

29 November 2021

He served as chair of the Working Group on Cultural Astronomy and Storytelling for the American Astronomical Society during the International Year of ... [...]

Top astronomy events for December 2021 | | madison.com

29 November 2021

Celestial alignments and shooting stars dominate this month of December! Mark these astronomy events down on your calendar and don't miss out. [...]

Top astronomy events for December 2021 - S.G.E - Sports Grind Entertainment

29 November 2021

Top astronomy events for December 2021. By Christine Watkins November 29, 2021 General Other 0 Comments. Top astronomy events for December 2021. [...]

New study shows the largest comet ever observed was active at near-record distance - Phys.org

29 November 2021

A new study by University of Maryland astronomers shows that comet ... in the UMD Department of Astronomy and the lead author of the study. [...]

The Decadal Survey is out! What new Missions and Telescopes are in the Works? - Universe Today

29 November 2021

Once every ten years, the American astronomy community joins forces through the auspices of the National Academies to produce one of the most ... [...]

NASA's new telescope will let astronomer Laura Kreidberg study the atmospheres of far-off ...

29 November 2021

Home//Radio//Here & Now ... Astronomers find exoplanets by searching for planets that are passing in front of their host star, which is called a ... [...]

The Decadal Survey is out! What new Missions and Telescopes are in the Works? - Universe Today

29 November 2021

Once every ten years, the American astronomy community joins forces ... Long Baseline Array, two of the current workhorses of radio astronomy. [...]

MSU Professor Dr. Ben Malphrus and alum Dr. Willi Walker inducted into the KY Aviation ...

29 November 2021

Malphrus has served on the National Radio Astronomy Observatory ... has gained wide acceptance among the astronomical community and led to the ... [...]

On this day in space: Australia launched its first satellite - FOX59.com

29 November 2021

Since then, Australia has launched several more satellites into Space including their radio astronomy work which is another valuable contribution ... [...]

Astronomers Watch Black Hole Jet Launch - Sky & Telescope

29 November 2021

In the resulting observations, which ranged from radio to X-rays, Alex Tetarenko (Texas Tech University) and her collaborators caught something ... [...]

SAMI Galaxy Survey: the drivers of gas and stellar metallicity differences in ... - Oxford Academic

29 November 2021

What is the James Webb Space Telescope and when will it launch? - BBC News

30 November 2021

It's one of the grand scientific undertakings of our times, but what exactly will James Webb do? [...]

Science at the Cusp: NASA Rocket to Study Mysterious Area Above the North Pole

29 November 2021

There was little solar activity at the time, and as a result, space weather conditions weren't right for the mission during the initial launch window. [...]

Corals may store a surprising amount of microplastics in their skeletons - Science News

29 November 2021

But scientists don't know how much of the debris reefs take up globally. So Reichert and colleagues exposed corals in the lab to microplastics to find ... [...]

Hubble's Cosmic Origins Spectrograph instrument is back in action - SlashGear

29 November 2021

It's been something of a rough month for the Hubble Space Telescope. Toward the end of October, NASA detected that Hubble's science instruments ... [...]

Vector Space Biosciences Expands Scientific Advisory Board & Collaborations - PR Newswire

29 November 2021

PRNewswire/ -- Vector Space Biosciences, parent company of Vectorspace AI, announces the following three additions to its Scientific Advisory ... [...]

Vector Space Biosciences Expands Scientific Advisory Board & Collaborations - Newswire.ca

29 November 2021

CNW/ -- Vector Space Biosciences, parent company of Vectorspace AI, announces the following three additions to its Scientific Advisory Board ... [...]

latest watch by VAULT features glowing minute hands, 3D numerals and lots of personality

29 November 2021

the VAULT V2+ RCT is a stealthy ultra-light watch with an engraved movement plate, and glowing 3D hour numerals and minute hands. [...]

Bitcoin And Dark Matter

29 November 2021

Dark matter does not absorb, reflect, or emit electromagnetic radiation. Bitcoin's supply issuance is largely unresponsive to human demand. Although ... [...]

Physicists Detect Neutrinos for First Time Ever Using Large Hadron Collider - Gizmodo

29 November 2021

Emulsion detectors are a way of looking for super-small particles, like the unknown stuff that constitutes dark matter. [...]

Scientists have learned how to detect dark matter in our Galaxy - The Times Hub

29 November 2021

Dark matter is “dark” because until now no one has been able to directly detect it. This mysterious substance is believed to interact with another ... [...]

Complex Droplets and Interacting Bubbles Receive Video Prize - PHYSICS - APS.org

29 November 2021

November 24, 2021. XinRan Liu develops technology for dark matter detectors, which he hopes will soon be spotting these mysterious particles. [...]

Bad Astronomy | The Milky Way galaxy's mass has been measured | SYFY WIRE

29 November 2021

Besides stars there's also gas, dust, and a lot of dark matter (which can't be seen directly, but contributes to the galaxy's gravity overall). [...]