Astronomy

If you’re about to experience an Algol eclipse, here’s what you should do. First, equip yourself with a clipboard, pencil, red-filter flashlight, and a watch or smartphone to keep track of time. The clipboard should contain a blank sheet of paper and a copy of the Algol Terrain Chart to …

Sports clubs in the region have expressed concern over rising energy costs, with some having to dip into money earmarked for long-term projects. Drastically rising energy bills are impacting sports clubs in the Grantham area, including Kesteven Rugby Club and Harrowby United FC, with the latter boasting electricity bills four …

Reports and data The global astronomical telescope market size is expected to reach USD 497.0 million by 2030 and register a revenue CAGR of 8.2% during the forecast period. NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, USA, Nov. 18, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — The global astronomical telescope market is expected to grow from …

Imagine if our Sun were orbiting a black hole, perhaps spiraling into it. Admittedly, the idea that our relatively normal star could fall into such a trap sounds like the plot of a sci-fi movie. Indeed, of all the black holes astronomers have discovered before, none were known to threaten …

About 47 million light-years from where you’re sitting, the center of a black hole-laden galaxy named NGC 1068 spews streams of enigmatic particles. These are neutrinos – otherwise known as the elusive “ghost particles” that haunt our universe while leaving little trace of their existence. Immediately after coming into existence, …

How to better observe The shower radiant (for the star chart, see Sky This Month on page 29) does not rise until local midnight and will not be highest in your location until dawn. And luckily, pre-dawn viewing hours are the best for meteor viewing, because that’s when your viewing …

Scheduled to take on a copper-red hue in the sky this Tuesday, November 8, the full moon will kick off Election Day with an early morning event of its own – a total lunar eclipse. The second of the year, the eclipse will begin at 3:02 a.m. ET, with the …

British astronomers have identified the oldest star in the Milky Way with a confirmed planetary system around it, born more than ten billion years ago. The team of scientists led by the University of Warwick today published their findings in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, relating to …

5 books on space and astronomy that astrophiles must read 02 November 2022, 16:47 3 minute read Dive into the depths of the Universe with these five books Tap into the realm of the cosmos, one page at a time. From wanting to explore the mysteries of space and spotting …

Andante The Andante Music Club of Bella Vista will perform a “Sacred Music” program at 1 p.m. Nov. 1 at Highland Christian Church, 1500 Forest Hills Blvd. in Bella Vista. Gloria Febro Grilk, Marilyn Lee, Garth Smith and Yvonne Washer will perform hymns and relate biographical material from the composers. …

As a kid, I didn’t associate the night sky with science. – it was just one of those amazing and magical parts of nature. But watching Mars for the first time when I was 12 with my dad catalyzed everything for me. I just fell in love with astronomy. I …

PTI New Delhi, October 25 Astronomy enthusiasts turned their gaze to the sun as the moon began to cover the solar disk as a partial solar eclipse began on Tuesday. The partial solar eclipse is observed in several parts of the country, with Srinagar witnessing the maximum obscuration …

The Pillars of Creation Revealed by JWST. It looks like Big Rip isn’t happening after all. Black holes transforming spacetime into nodes. Jets that seem to go faster than the speed of light. If you’d rather sit back, relax, and get all the hottest space news of the week, we’ve …

In 2011, former Vice-Chancellor Dr Max Price launched a school improvement initiative called the 100UP programme, a three-year enrichment initiative that aimed to address the low number of learners in Cape Town townships Western entering the University of Cape Town (UCT). This year, the program received a boost of R100,000 …

British researchers are on a global mission to discover the origin of the universe in the past. Scientists are eager to explore how the current cosmos formed from the scramble of chaos in space. The project will be joined by six universities across the country who will be responsible for …

The dish of the 305-meter-wide telescope at the Arecibo Observatory was destroyed at the end of 2020, after the support cables broke.Credit: Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty After a world-famous radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico collapsed two years ago, many scientists hoped the US National Science Foundation …

In partnership with NASASpaceflight, the Intrepid Museum will present a live virtual astronomy program on Sunday, October 23, from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET. During this free event, discover AstroAccess and listen to the ambassadors of the program. AstroAccess is an initiative dedicated to promoting the inclusion of people …

South Wales astronomy writer Jonathan Powell tells us what to expect in the night sky over the coming month: As nations around the world search for ways to defend Earth from a possible asteroid strike (which saw the demise of the dinosaurs), NASA’s double asteroid redirect test has successfully driven …

Astronomers continue to find super-Earths throughout the universe. A group working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite recently discovered some exciting planets orbiting the star’s habitable zone. And now they say that many of these habitable planets could be more life-supporting than Earth. One of the discovered planets is about …

So what’s the problem ? Why hasn’t pixel clustering been more common? For decades, astrophotographers using dedicated astroimaging cameras have been able to toggle pixel binning on and off as a toggle in their camera or software settings. So why didn’t consumer cameras offer pixel binning until recently? The answer …

Posted in Nevada September 26, 2022 by Christina Arrascaeta Nevada is known for many things – its rich pioneer history, diverse geography, and a melting pot of friendly people. However, did you know that the silver state is also famous for the way it shines, …

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DELMARVA- If you feel the pinch, high food prices, at the cash register. You’re not alone. “I prepare the meals; so I’m saving with it, but it’s just a little daunting knowing that’s exactly what it’s going to be,” said Ellie Winkler, a junior from Salisbury University. The cost of …

An artist’s conception shows the James Webb Space Telescope orbiting the Sun, one million miles from Earth. Credit: NASA-GSFC, Adriana M. Gutierrez (CI Lab) Since early July, the James Webb Space Telescope has been providing Earthlings with stunning images of nebulae (star-forming regions), a cluster of galaxies that appeared in …

Students in the Physics, Astronomy, and Interdisciplinary Science (PAÍS) building at the University of New Mexico not only learn on their own, but help their peers grasp the concepts and get through the day as well. The Graduate Student Association of Physics and Astronomy (P&A GSA) has launched the Undergraduate …

Newswise — In 1919, astronomers Arthur Eddington and Andrew Crommelin captured photographic images of a total solar eclipse. The Sun was then in the constellation of Taurus and a handful of its stars were visible in the photographs. But the stars weren’t quite in their expected place. The Sun’s enormous …

Michigan State University St. Andrews will host a free Virtual Family Astronomy Night at 7 p.m. on September 14. The presentation will focus on stars and spectroscopy. Discussion points will include what stars are made of; what makes up bright nebulae, dark nebulae, galaxies or quasars; what are the distances …

In today’s world of advanced technology in all industries, the possibilities of achieving the impossible have become higher. Likewise, the space sector has also come a long way in introducing new research and innovation. Exploring the cosmos with the proper technique and approach becomes fascinating to many. A country like …

The Faculty of Astronomy at Moorpark College and the Astronomical Society of Ventura County will present the final Star Party of the summer at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, September 17 at the Moorpark College Observatory, 7075 Campus Road. Guest speaker Kevin McKeegan will give a short talk on meteorites. He …

John Hearnshaw is Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Canterbury. Dr. William Tobin: astronomer; b July 28, 1953; from July 6, 2022 OBITUARY: William Tobin, who died in France aged 68, was a renowned Kiwi astronomer and, later in life, a vocal opponent of Brexit. As a British …

We may not all have Van Gogh’s knack for keeping a starry night alive forever, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t mesmerized by the night sky. Young Paul Savio was no different. During his evenings with his father as a young boy, Paul was held captive by the night sky. …

What there is to know Fulcrum Festival celebrates the “intersections of art and science in Greater Los Angeles” The theme of the 2022 festival is “Deep Ocean/Deep Space” from September 15 to 25, 2022; various places Admiring a work of art often implies being quite close to this work. We …

The heartland of Texas isn’t the only place where the stars at night are big and bright. And on Friday night, those stars will be more visible than ever, thanks to “Sidewalk Astronomy,” a free event for all ages at the Keystone Ancient Forest. Sand Springs astronomy enthusiast Tim Gilliland …

Artist’s rendering of exoplanet TOI-1452 b, a small planet that may be entirely covered by deep ocean. Credit: Benoit Gougeon, University of Montreal Using instruments designed in part in Canada, a team of astronomers discovered a[{” attribute=””>exoplanet that could be completely covered in water. An international team of scientists has …

Brooklyn, New York, Aug. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Future Astronomers, creator of the astronomy education platform Future Astronomers, today announced the launch of the second phase of free programs for Fall 2022. Future Astronomers is expanding its offering, and the details are as follows: Initiation of the second series …

Traveling through Peru to explore archaeoastronomy is the subject of a presentation at the August meeting of the Tauranga Astronomical Society. Originally scheduled for July, but postponed twice due to a weather bomb and then Covid, Gary Spark, President of the Hawke’s Bay Astronomical Society and Director of the Hawke’s …

VFTS 243 is a binary system of a large hot blue star and a black hole orbiting each other, as seen in this animation. Credit: ESO/L.Calçada Discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation and gravitational waves When it comes to domain[{” attribute=””>black hole research, it seems there is …

The Veil Nebula in Cygnus is a quintessential supernova remnant that makes for a superb mosaic imagery project, spanning a massive three degrees in diameter. Visually, its brightest section can be spied with modest optical aid. Image: Sara Wager. The Veil Nebula in Cygnus is an iconic deep-sky target, a …

Why will the DAVINCI spacecraft drop its parachute so soon after entering the atmosphere of Venus? Won’t that mean less time to collect data and images? Steven Portalupi Newmarket, New Hampshire Venus and its massive atmosphere present an incredibly challenging environment for any in situ probe mission. The …

Observing planets being born is a difficult task. But in recent years, radio telescopes like the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have captured images of glowing disks of material around young stars. The image above shows such a circumstellar disk around the star AS 209, about 395 light-years away in …

No, the extraterrestrials did not just visit a few telescopes probing celestial phenomena. The Gemini Observatory on the Big Island of Hawaii recently experienced a “close encounter” of a cloud that some people associate with Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs), but the true explanation is far less alien. . (It’s never …

Not inspired by the boring scientific numbering of exoplanets? Well, here’s your chance to name an alien world and its host star by connecting them to human cultures. To mark the 10th anniversary of its Office for Astronomy Outreach, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is holding a competition to name …

Alan Sheidler People’s Astronomy Club There has been a lot of hype recently about returning to the moon, exploring nearby asteroids, and colonizing Mars. As an aficionado of astronomy and space travel, I’m all for exploring new worlds. Since before recorded history, humans have always pushed beyond the boundaries of …

A distant neutron star merger has triggered one of the strongest short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) ever seen, according to new observations from ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array in Chile. Neutron stars are the super-dense stellar cores left behind after massive stars explode, and when, say, two neutron stars collide, …

We have all seen many types of clouds. Rain clouds, puffy white clouds, clouds with rainbows, even clouds of gnats and clouds of steam from an old fashioned locomotive that i saw when I was a child. Have you ever seen a cloud of stars? I – in summer Milky …

Sainsbury’s shoppers have expressed shock after seeing packs of fish fingers priced at £7. A customer remarked he was almost ‘falling to his knees’ when he saw the price in a Sainsbury’s store. This comes after food prices have risen in all supermarkets over the past few months. Lurpak butter …

Imagine a childhood filled with telescopes, night skies, and a lifelong fascination with stars, planets, and galaxies. Robert Quimby lived it. “It’s really my parents’ fault. They were both amateur astronomers, so some of my earliest childhood memories are of looking through a telescope,” says the astronomy professor at San …

About 30% of short gamma-ray bursts (sGRBs), which form in neutron star collisions, have no coincident host galaxy, raising questions about their true origins and distances. Using data from multiple space and ground-based telescopes, astronomers found that these seemingly isolated sGRBs actually occur in remarkably distant galaxies up to 10 …

A citizen astronomer participate in the United States National Science Foundation–supported Backyard Worlds program reviewed archival data provided by the Community science and data center and found 34 new ultracold dwarf binary systems, nearly double the number of confirmed ultracold dwarf binary systems. The citizen astronomer led a team of …

It is often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. The first images from the James Webb Space Telescope did not disappoint. At the July 12 press conference, the world had a front row seat to the most remarkable images of the universe ever taken. Over the course …

Now that the James Webb Space Telescope is up and running, astronomers can study some of the faintest and most distant galaxies ever seen. By some accounts, we may have already captured an image of a galaxy from when the universe was only 300 million years old. But we can’t …

The marvelous Hubble Space Telescope portrait of the Cat’s Eye Nebula. Image: NASA, ESA, HEIC and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI / (AURA) The current popularity of the Cat’s Eye Nebula owes much to the spectacular portraits of the Hubble Space Telescope, although it was famous well over a century …

Black holes are among the most mind-blowing objects in the universe. They are so dense that anything beyond their event horizon, even light, cannot escape. This is where they get their name from, as the black hole itself is impossible to see. Fortunately for researchers, many black holes are surrounded …

There is a way to not only see the beauty of the ocean at night, but also to gaze at the stars in Belmar, NJ. I found this site called Astronomy Events which takes passengers on a beautiful night cruise on the sea and one of the places they offer …

image: Artist’s impression of the evolution of the common envelope in a J 1920 binary system. see After 1 credit A team of astronomers led by Professor HAN Zhanwen of the Yunnan Observatories (YAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Professor Chris Wolf of the Australian National University have …

In a surprise shakeup, President Joe Biden today (July 12) unveiled the first scientific image released by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), NASA’s next-generation infrared observatory. The spectacular image, taken by JWST’s Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam), is the highest resolution image of the infrared universe ever captured. Made possible …

Dale Hachtel People’s Astronomy Club During our monthly public observing sessions at Niabi Zoo and during other observing programs, one of the most asked questions is: “What planets can we see in the sky tonight?” During this spring, the answer to this question was “None”. This is because there is …

Title: Hubble’s Andromeda Panchromatic Treasure: The Extended Triangle Region (PHATTER) II. The recent spatially resolved star formation history of M33 Authors: Margaret Lazzarini, Benjamin F. Williams, Meredith J. Durbin, Julianne J. Dalcanton, Adam Smercina, Eric F. Bell, Yumi Choi, Andrew Dolphin, Karoline Gilbert, Puragra Guhathakurta, Erik Rosolowsky, Evan Skillman, O. …

Image: NASA/ESA/J. Banovetz and D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University). These delicate but fast-moving filaments of gas belong to a supernova remnant designated as 1E 0102.2-7219, which resulted from the destruction of a massive star long ago in the Small Magellanic Cloud 200,000 years ago. light. This image from the Hubble Space …

A lone, massive celestial object roams our galaxy a few thousand light-years from Earth. It’s not too big, but its mass is greater than that of our sun. Astronomers suspect it could be the first solitary black hole in the Milky Way found with a mass similar to that of …

After eight years of scientific work, SOFIA, which has become a jet telescope, is about to take its last flight. But before its end of service on September 30, the flying observatory is making one last trip abroad. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) is a joint project between NASA …

Zwicky, F. Die rotverschiebung von extragalaktischen nebeln. Helv. Phys. Deed 6110–127 (1933). MATH ADS Google Scholar Biviano, A. Our best friend, the Coma cluster (a historical review). In Unraveling Coma Berenices: A New Vision of an Old Cluster1 (eds Mazure, A. et al.) (1998). Kubo, JM et al. The mass …

However, Herschel was unwilling to consider a move to bustling but musically competitive London. So after a brief stint as organist at Halifax Parish Church in West Yorkshire – according to Miller, he informed the jury during his audition that he had already accepted a better offer elsewhere – he …

Taipei, June 26 (CNA) There will be several promising celestial events in July, including the biggest super full moon of the year and five meteor showers, according to the Taipei Astronomical Museum on Saturday. The supermoon will occur on July 14, the second and last of the year, peaking at …

Unraveling the evolution of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is a similar challenge to mapping the human genome, according to the European Space Agency (ESA). ESA’s galaxy mapper Gaia takes billions of measurements of 2 billion of the brightest stars in the sky. Here we look at what it …

Ann Merchant Boesgaard Ann Merchant BoesgaardEmeritus Astronomer at the University of Hawaii Institute of Astronomy (If a), is featured in the new book Heaven is for everyonean internationally diverse collection of autobiographical essays by women who have broken down barriers and changed the face of modern astronomy. Boesgaard began his …

Friday will be Aotearoa’s first-ever Matariki public holiday to mark the start of the Maori New Year, but the star cluster is known around the world and has an ancient recorded history. Photo: Nasa It is the most important celebration in the traditional Maori calendar, which occurs when the star …

Microsoft updated Microsoft Store policies on June 16, 2022. One of the changes prohibits publishers from charging fees for software that is open source or generally available for free. Another that uses irrationally high prices in the store. If you’ve visited the Microsoft Store in the past couple of years, …

Enlarge / Astronomers at MIT and elsewhere have mapped the composition of asteroid Psyche, revealing a surface of metal, sand and rock. Nasa Astronomers have produced the most detailed map yet of the surface of 16-Psyche, an asteroid that scientists believe may hold clues to the formation of planets in …

What will white dwarfs, neutron stars and brown dwarfs look like at the very end of their lives, when they no longer emit radiation? Bill Zuna Tallahassee, Florida Let’s first look at a white dwarf. These stellar remnants are the remnants of Sun-like stars and consist mostly of …

A space telescope observing stars in the Milky Way as they appear today reveals what happened to the galaxy when it was just a few billion years old, and an upcoming data release will help astronomers to peek into an even more distant past. The European Space Agency Mission Gaia …

The Crystal Coast Stargazers meet June 17 at the Cape Lookout Visitor Center. Photo: Doug Waters HARKERS ISLAND — June 17 is the next astronomy night at the Cape Lookout National Seashore — a certified international dark sky park — and includes a special screening of the 2018 56-minute documentary, …

Seven members of the MIT community have received the 2022 American Astronomical Society (AAS) Prizes and Awards. The honorees include two assistant professors of physics, Erin Kara and Kiyoshi Masui, as well as former students Camille Carlisle SM ’10, Charles Keith Gendreau PhD ’95, Laura Lopez ’04, Richard Mushotzky ’68 …

On and around our planet there are thousands of comets and asteroids known as Near-Earth Objects (NEOs). Several space agencies and government affiliates are responsible for tracking them, especially those known as Potentially Hazardous Asteroids (PHAs). These objects are so named because they will pass through Earth’s orbit and may …

Although a warp drive almost certainly doesn’t exist, there’s no law of physics that says interstellar travel isn’t possible. Perhaps that’s one of the reasons why the idea of ​​science fiction isn’t out of the realm of possibility, and why some scientists aren’t afraid to seriously consider how such a …

Nine students from Maui participated in the University of Hawaii’s HI STAR program to nurture interest in what exists in the universe and encourage careers in STEM. Photo Courtesy: UH Maui College King Kekaulike High School student Giullia Porter became fascinated with astronomy in seventh grade after putting on glasses …

Using machine learning techniques and data from the All-Sky Automated Survey for Supernovae (ASAS-SN) and several other surveys, astronomers have identified 378,861 variable stars, of which 262,834 are known variables and 116 027 are new discoveries. The variable star Eta Carinae is found in the Carina Nebula. Image credit: ESO …

Two First Nations astronomers are working to show Indigenous children that they can pursue their dreams of astronomy through a program at the Australian National University. Last week, the ANU held a week-long program with Indigenous high school students from remote New South Wales and Tasmania to give them first-hand …

Joe Caslin is an Irish street artist and illustrator from Roscommon. His works shed light on the social problems of modern Ireland with suicide, drug addiction and marriage equality among the topics he addressed. Caslin has created a temporary mural that is at the heart of the current Faoin Spéir …

NASA/ESA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning new photo of the spiral galaxy NGC 3509. This Hubble image shows NGC 3509, a spiral galaxy some 350 million light-years away in the constellation Leo. Image credit: NASA / ESA / R. van der Marel, STScI / G. Kober, NASA’s Goddard …