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Revolutionary new CSIRO telescope discovers mystery new space objects

4 December 2020

A team of Australian astronomers have captured a series of inexplicable ... don't know but finding a puzzle like this is the dream of every astronomer.". [...]

Astronomers share most detailed map yet of the galaxy

4 December 2020

Astronomers share most detailed map yet of the galaxy. 5 minutes ago; News; 2:09. New data from the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft ... [...]

Moon mystery: Supercomputer simulations help astronomers trace the Moon's early origins

4 December 2020

MOON analysis indicates Earth's closest companion was created by a giant impact. Astronomers have now trained one of the world's most powerful ... [...]

Solid Phosphorus has been Found in Comets. This Means They Contain All the Raw Elements for ...

3 December 2020

... and it's published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. ... from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Turku. [...]

A 'tsunami' for astrophysics: New Gaia data reveals the best map of our galaxy yet

3 December 2020

Astronomers were hit today (Dec. ... head of the physics and astronomy department at the University of Leicester, who is part of Gaia's data processing ... [...]

Hubble Observes Rapidly Fading Stingray Nebula

3 December 2020

In 2016, University of Leicester astronomer Nicole Reindl and colleagues noted that SAO 244567 is special in its own right. Observations from 1971 to ... [...]

Revolutionary new CSIRO telescope discovers mystery new space objects

4 December 2020

The astronomers have been unable to explain what is causing the rings of radio emissions, which they have dubbed 'odd radio circles' (ORCs). [...]

Arecibo Observatory collapses ahead of planned demolition

3 December 2020

The spherical radio/radar telescope includes a radio dish 1,000 feet across ... facility and the 12-meter telescope used for radio astronomy research. [...]

Photos show what the Arecibo telescope looked like before and after its disastrous collapse

3 December 2020

The Arecibo Observatory's radio telescope collapsed Tuesday morning, when its 900-ton suspended platform crashed into the enormous dish below. [...]

'WTF?': Astronomers are baffled by a new ghostly phenomenon in space

3 December 2020

In September 2019, my colleague Anna Kapinska gave a presentation showing interesting objects she'd found while browsing our new radio ... [...]

The Arecibo radio telescope collapses after 57 years of scientific advancements

3 December 2020

The Arecibo Observatory's massive radio telescope collapsed this week in Puerto Rico, succumbing to an unceremonious and sudden death after 57 ... [...]

Jupiter and Saturn to align in December to create 'Christmas Star' for first time in 800 years

3 December 2020

'A huge loss':Massive Puerto Rico radio telescope used for astronomical discoveries collapses. More monoliths:Monolith discovered in California, ... [...]

Japan's Hayabusa-2 space probe to bring asteroid dust to Earth

4 December 2020

Scientists from Japan's space agency JAXA have now planned to extend its mission for more than a decade and have targetted two new asteroids. [...]

House approves new committee chairs and ranking members

3 December 2020

Science, Space and Technology: Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (Texas); Small Business: Rep. Nydia Velázquez (N.Y.); Transportation and Infrastructure: ... [...]

Despite development slowdown, the state's life science industry keeps on building

3 December 2020

The business of financing, building, and filling lab space, drug manufacturing facilities ― and even apartment buildings to house people who work in ... [...]

SpaceWaves: How NASA fits into commercialization of space (with video)

3 December 2020

They said NASA will be the science supplier and the funnel for astronaut needs, but commercial lunar partnerships will supply a conduit of getting the ... [...]

Long-time Tucson rock shop owner remembered for brush with fossilized fame

3 December 2020

“His lifestyle revolved around natural science.” Ratkevich ... The 4,000 square foot space has a lounge area, office space and a life sciences lab area. [...]

NASA Selects Heliophysics Missions of Opportunity for Space Science Research and Technology ...

3 December 2020

GLIDE will help researchers understand the upper reaches of Earth's atmosphere – the exosphere – where it touches space. Solar Cruiser ... [...]

NASA images shows mysterious dark matter 'hairs' sprouting from Earth

2 December 2020

NASA has released an intriguing image showing Earth sprouting "dark matter hairs" in another baffling twist to the elusive subject. By Sean Martin. [...]