Astronomy

Artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms trained on real astronomical observations are now outperforming astronomers in sifting through huge amounts of data to find new exploding stars, identify new types of galaxies and detect star mergers massive, accelerating the pace of new discoveries in the world’s oldest. science. But AI, also known …

Astronomers have discovered a new example of a kind of creepy dead star that shoots death rays so powerful they cook up their binary companion star and eat its remains. No, I’m not kidding. And this discovery is interesting because the two stars are closer to each other than any …

Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of UGC 10143, a giant elliptical galaxy located at the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2147. This Hubble image shows the elliptical galaxy UGC 10143 at the center of the galaxy cluster Abell 2147. Image credit: …

A mysterious strobe of lights that was spotted in 1995 sparking UFO rumors turned out to be celestial bodies, astronomers have claimed. The bizarre 1995 incident happened when two American pilots flying American West Flight 564 from Dallas, Texas to Las Vegas claimed to have had a close encounter with …

Astronomers have just stumbled across one of the biggest explosions in the universe, confirming a theory about how dead stars can temporarily and dramatically come back to life. Astronomers using the space-based Erosita X-ray Telescope observed a single bright flash of X-rays on July 7, 2020, which has never been …

In the early years of the solar system, the still-forming giant planets dodged, did a do-si-do, and then pulled one of their partners away from the sun’s gravitational grip. Things worked out, and our planetary system was in its final configuration. What triggered this planetary reshuffle is unknown. Now, computer …

China is stepping up its efforts to explore the universe as it prepares to launch its “Xuntian” space telescope next year. Known as China’s “Hubble”, authorities in Beijing say it surpasses the capabilities of the NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) telescope. The flagship telescope is set to reveal new …

Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public domain The blink of a nearby star has drawn astronomers at MIT to a mysterious new system 3,000 light-years from Earth. The stellar weirdness appears to be a new “black widow binary” – a rapidly spinning neutron star, or pulsar, that spins in circles and slowly consumes …

When Dr. Jacinta Delhaize was five years old, she decided she wanted to be an astronaut. Lover of space and eager to float, she had all the prerequisites a child would need to aim for the stars. But when a teacher told her she couldn’t become an astronaut because there …

April 30 will be full of astronomical events: a partial solar eclipse is coming, which will not be visible from Italy, and at the same time Venus and Jupiter will put on a show at dawn. “These are two of the brightest planets to observe and they will rise just …

The onboard SOFIA telescope will make its final observations by September 30.Credit: Joshua Fisher/NASA NASA and the German space agency are permanently closing the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA), an in-plane telescope that has been scrutinized for years for its high cost and low scientific output. Since 2014, the …

There has been a phenomenal growth in commercial activities in space over the past decade. As a result, some researchers see a future of space cooperation defined by shared commercial interests. In this scenario, commercial entities act as intermediaries between states, uniting them behind specific commercial projects in space. However, …

University of Hawaii at Mānoa Contact: Link to the video: https://bit.ly/3OtEvoP The extent of astronomy’s economic impact on the state goes far beyond standard economic measures when “spillover” effects are included, according to the report by the University of Washington’s Economic Research Organization. ‘Hawaii (UHERO) on astronomy in Hawaii. UHERO …

What was that, Minnesota? The Timberwolves looked set to snatch Game 3 from the Memphis Grizzlies, dominating them for most of the first half. They built a massive 26-point lead at one point. Patrick Beverley of all people surpassed Ja Morant! (much to LeBron’s delight). While Morant and co. brought …

Sequence of images from the Dynamic Solar Observatory in wavelength 171 of the transit of Venus, merged to show the path of Venus across the sun. Credit: NASA/SDO Without Venus’ dense and fast-moving atmosphere, Earth’s sister planet probably wouldn’t spin. Instead, Venus would be locked in place, always facing the …

A Broken Hill amateur astronomer has won a national award for his contributions to a wide range of planetary science, particularly his work observing Saturn. Key points: Trevor Barry has been named co-winner of the Astronomical Society of Australia’s 2022 Berenice and Arthur Page Medal. The prize recognizes amateur astronomers …

This graph shows the orbit of the planet in the HD 131399 system (red line) and the orbits of stars (blue lines). Credit: ESO An international team of researchers who published an article in the journal Science in 2016 describing their discovery of a three-star exoplanet, has now retracted that …

At the special meeting of the Santa Clarita City Council on April 12, 2022, the city council approved a settlement agreement with the plaintiffs who filed suit against the city on December 29, 2021, alleging a violation of California law on voting rights. After being suspended for more than two …

Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil pronunciation: Burchin Moot-loo Pak-dil This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil. Source: 2018 Ted Scholars The smartest person in the world Dr. Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil first became interested in astronomy during a college assignment when she was asked to write an essay about her …

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The State House and the Senate are on a collision course over the future of astronomy on Mauna Kea. Senate lawmakers on Friday passed a bill that keeps the university in charge of telescopes at the top. That’s different from the House bill, which the governor says …

A powerful radio wave laser, called a ‘megamaser’, has been observed by the MeerKAT telescope in South Africa. The record-breaking discovery is the most distant such megamaser ever detected, about five billion light-years from Earth. The light from the megamaser traveled 58 billion billion (58 followed by 21 zeros) kilometers …

According to an analysis of stellar data from the APOGEE survey, our Milky Way galaxy hosts a ring-shaped internal structure rich in metals (elements heavier than hydrogen and helium) and of intermediate age. wylie et al. studied the metallicity, age, and orbital anatomy of the inner Milky Way, focusing specifically …

The story continues under the ad The first of the pair falls on the night of May 15. A slight darkening of the lower left of the moon will begin around 9:32 p.m. Eastern Time, but it will be little different to most untrained observers. It’s the brightest and most …

The Nizamiah Observatory in Hyderabad, which could have been an apt reminder of the city’s scientific heritage and historical contributions to the field of astronomy in India, today stands as a forgotten monument and a symbol of neglect. Its two cylindrical stone structures with domes built more than a century …

Andrew McCarthy claims he’s “just a normal guy with a telescope”, but he’s probably just being humble. The hugely successful social media astrophotographer spent an entire month snapping photos of the moon during its transiting zenith. He took over 2 million individual photos, which he stitched together into an incredible …

Image: Dr. Shelley Wright to see Continued Credit: Photo credit: Laurie Hatch Photography. March 28, 2022, Mountain View, California – On May 12, 2022, Dr. Shelley Wright will receive the 2022 Drake Prize from the SETI Institute. Wright was a pioneer in the development and research of optical and near-infrared …

Astronomers using the NSF’s Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array have detected 97 discs of gas and dust around young protostars in the constellation Orion, home to star-forming regions. stars closest to Earth. This image shows the molecular clouds of Orion, the target of …

The meteor that lit up the sky Wednesday night in the Interlake wasn’t the only one Manitobans have seen this week. Manitoba Planetarium astronomer Scott Young told 680 CJOB that the province — along with neighboring regions — had the extremely rare pleasure of seeing back-to-back meteors on Tuesday and …

Ayurveda, Darshanas, Vastu Vidya, Tribal Knowledge Base are among the selected research proposals from all over India to be supported by the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) division of the Ministry of Education of the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) . A total of 13 entries were shortlisted, including …

New York: A team of astronomers who swindled around 87% of the southern sky have yet to find any trace of Planet Nine in our solar system. Pluto, discovered in January 1930, was previously known as Planet Nine. However in 2006, astronomers reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet. While astronomers …

The asteroid, seen as the dark streak in the center, about 13 minutes before it hits Earth. Picture: Kleť Observatory An asteroid measuring about 10 feet across burned up in the sky north of Iceland. This kind of thing happens from time to time, but this incident was notable in …

New Delhi: Forecasting models are only good for short-term projections and an IIT-Kanpur study predicting a fourth wave of Covid in India in June could be ‘data astronomy’ and guesswork at best, say several scientists . Allaying fears of a new spike in cases in the next three months, they …

NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has collected data on a kilonova – a powerful event pictured here that occurs when two neutron stars merge – associated with GW170817. This is the first cosmic event that produced gravitational waves and electromagnetic radiation, or light, that was detected on Earth. Credit: X-ray data …

A portrait of Caroline Herschel with an illustration of the planets of the solar system. Image: Royal Astronomical Society. Laura Chester March 09, 2022 German-born Herschel (1750-1848) moved to the UK to be with his brother William Herschel …

Slowly but surely, the 18 hexagonal segments that make up the James Webb Space Telescope’s 6.5-meter (21.3-foot) segmented main mirror are aligned to bring starlight to razor-sharp clarity. After Webb arrived in space on Christmas Day, the segments were only roughly aligned. But using the observatory’s near-infrared camera, NIRCam, scientists …

Dustin Lenging, an eighth-grade math, science, writing, and robotics facilitator at Santa Clarita Valley International Charter School, has been named the 2022 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Airborne Astronomy Ambassador. Alongside Castaic High School teacher Cody Kennedy, Lenging is set to fly along the stratosphere in the Stratospheric Observatory …

On the afternoon of December 19, 2021, our team of amateur astronomers in two cities in Italy, Cremona and Salerno, observed the close pass of near-Earth asteroid 163899 (2003 SD220). Our observations allowed us to calculate its distance by the parallax method. the parallax of an object is its apparent …

March 1, 2022, Mountain View, California – The SETI Institute has selected 24 teachers from 13 states as NASA Airborne Astronomy (AAA) Ambassadors in 2022. AAA is a professional development program for science teachers to ‘improve science education and enhance student learning and STEM engagement. The AAA program includes teachers …

By ESA/Hubble February 27, 2022 Hubble Space Telescope image showing the galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Boeker, B. Holwerda, Dark Energy Survey, DOE, FNAL/DECam, CTIO/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA, SDSS, Acknowledgment: R. Colombari The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B dominate the frame of this image of …

Artist’s impression of Kepler-16b, the first known planet to permanently orbit two stars – what is called a circumbinary planet. The planet, visible in the foreground, was discovered by NASA’s Kepler mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/T. Pyle A study proves that ground-based telescopes can search for planets with two suns. Astronomers have …

UAH physics graduate student Sunil Laudari helped with the image. Courtesy of Nature Astronomy An image created by astrophysicists at the University of Alabama at Huntsville (UAH) who conducted pioneering research to quantify the processes involved in gas mixing in the tails of galaxies stripped of their gas envelopes has …

Over the past 30 years, the Hubble Space Telescope has helped transform our understanding of the universe. And all the while, it has also regularly quenched the public’s thirst for breathtaking views of nebulae and galaxies dotted across the cosmos. Known as Arp 282 and located some 300 million light-years …

Today, Lui Salazar, known by his stage name LUI, released his new art rock album, “Astronomical Ways to Die” under Dead Internet Records. The album can be found on most music streaming platforms, and plans for a limited physical release are underway. LUI, an artist and music producer based near …

More than 16 years after being downgraded from a full-time planet to a dwarf, Pluto still remains the center of attraction for astronomers around the world. An international team of astronomers, including from India, have now derived the precise value of Pluto’s atmospheric pressure on its surface. The atmospheric pressure …

An astronomer from the Vatican Observatory has discovered a new body in the solar system. The “Trans-Neptunian Object” (TNO) was designated 2021 XD7 and was spotted by Richard Boyle using the Vatican’s Advanced Technology Telescope on December 3. Much like Pluto, the first discovered trans-Neptunian object, 2021 XD7 has a …

See the SpaceX recall? If you spot the booster in a telescope before it reaches the moon, let us know! Send images and comments to [email protected]. A rocket scene set to hit the moon on March 4 may not be from SpaceX after all. The astronomer credited with discovering the …

To discover such an invisible black hole, the team of scientists had to combine two different types of observations over several years. Astronomers took the first-ever direct image of a black hole in 2019, thanks to glowing material in its presence. But many black holes are actually almost impossible to …

The campaign was well underway when Bridges and Mandel joined. They found the lab when they were undergraduates, but their interest in astronomy was sparked much earlier. In elementary school, Bridges remembers bringing a stack of photos taken from the Mars Rover to show and tell. For Mandel, it was …

The center of the Milky Way contains a supermassive black hole and many stars – but so far no extraterrestrial technosignature X-rays: NASA/CXC/UMass/D. Wang et al.; Radio: NRF/SARAO/MeerKAT Using one of the most sensitive radio telescopes in the world, a trio of Australian researchers set out to hunt for extraterrestrials …

A union of astronomers is taking action to protect the night sky from damage from the thousands of satellites launched by companies like SpaceX. Huge satellite systems known as megaconstellations, including the thousands that Elon Musk’s private space company launched to create the Starlink network, leave bright trails in images …

The most massive stars in the Universe also have the shortest lifespans. The more mass a star has, the faster it burns up its fuel stores, resulting in lifespans of less than about 10 million years. This fascinating fact leads us to a riddle. Most of these stars are relatively …

This time-lapse image of Venus and the Pleiades shows the tracks of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites. (Torsten Hansen / IAU OAE / Creative Commons Attribution) The International Astronomical Union is leading the creation of a new center to deal with the complications created by constellations of broadband satellites like SpaceX’s Starlink …

The unidentified flying object seen over Kenilworth and the surrounding area has now been identified as a large meteor. Residents and motorists spotted the unusual sight on Saturday evening (January 29) and many took to social media to see if anyone else had seen the same thing. The object, which …

West Ham United have shown ambition in trying to secure a club record deal for Benfica star Darwin Nunez, but there are huge question marks over whether they will be able to do so. welcome the striker to the London Stadium before the 11pm deadline tonight, according to journalist Pete …

MSU St. Andrews’ next Virtual Family Astronomy Night is scheduled for 7-8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 2. The topic of this event will be “Astronomy: How the Calendar Became”, focusing on how the modern Western calendar was established. Those interested in participating are asked to register at msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_YIs9rvkbRs6gzufqGrDTHg to receive …

James Chambers, Ph.D., is a professor in the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology. A long-established biochemist with recognized national and international expertise, he specializes in the enzymology of inherited lysosomal storage diseases, the characterization of glycoconjugates, the function of receptor-mediated channels and the development of biosensor detection elements. . …

Artist’s impression of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: Pablo Carlos Budassi About 13.8 billion years ago, our Universe was born from a massive explosion that gave rise to the first subatomic particles and the laws of physics as we know them. About 370,000 years later hydrogen had formed, the building …

Sunday January 23Mercury reaches inferior conjunction at 5 a.m. EST. It is now hidden from view by the bright glare of the Sun, but will just begin to appear at dawn as a morning object by the end of the month. Instead, let’s focus tonight on a fascinating and easy-to-see …

As stars begin to reach the end of their life cycle, they get bigger. Surrounding planets lose their orbital energy and move closer together, eventually being consumed by the star. The Earth will eventually be swallowed up by the Sun, but that won’t happen for at least five billion years. …

The Astronomy Application Market report provides a comprehensive analysis of this business space and includes crucial information regarding current revenue, market trends, market size, periodic deliverables, market share and forecasts. benefits over the study period. An insight into the performance assessment of the Astronomy Application Market has been mentioned in …

A group of astronomers and citizen scientists have discovered a hidden planet the size of Jupiter in a distant solar system, and they should be lucky enough to see it again soon. The planet, designated TOI-2180 b, is relatively close to us here on Earth, just 379 light-years away. But …

Astronomers have captured the death of a red supergiant star for the first time. The real-time discovery was published Jan. 6 in Astrophysical Journal and led by researchers from Northwestern University and the University of California, Berkeley. According to a press release from Northwestern, the team observed the red supergiant …

On Tuesday, a house-sized asteroid flew relatively close to Earth and an astronomer captured it through a virtual telescope. Besides this asteroid, other space objects are expected to approach Earth this month, one of which is larger than the Empire State Building! Asteroid warning: Huge space object flew past Earth …

Through WM Keck Observatory January 10, 2022 Artist’s impression of a red supergiant star in the last year of its life emitting a tumultuous cloud of gas. This suggests that at least some of these stars undergo significant internal changes before becoming a supernova. Credit: WM Keck Observatory / Adam …

By Gary Boyle The backyard astronomer Looking back to 2021, there have been many great space stories in the news, including two lunar eclipses in May and November. Coincidentally, two more total lunar eclipses will occur in May and November 2022. We were also entertained by three large meteor showers …

Michigan State University-St. Andrews will be hosting their next Virtual Family Astronomy Night from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 12. The subject will be “The Milky Way: our house in space”. You’ve probably heard that our solar system is part of the Milky Way galaxy. But what …

Do not be fooled by the image and the name of the cosmic object represented! What you see in this image is not a forest fire, but the Flame Nebula and its surroundings captured by radio waves.The Flame Nebula is the large feature on the left half of the central …

Credit: Pixabay / CC0 public domain Pulsars are neutron stars. They form when an old star explodes into a supernova, so you would expect to find them at the center of its supernova remnant. But not always. Astronomers have learned that some pulsars are ejected from its remains. The Very …

The James Webb Space Telescope is the largest orbital telescope ever built and launched into space on December 25, 2021. NASA / Desiree Stover, CC BY The James Webb Space Telescope was launched into space on December 25, 2021, and with it, astronomers hope to find the first galaxies to …

The Boston-area COVID-19 sewage tracker is skyrocketing to “insane” and “frightening” levels as the extraordinarily contagious omicron variant spreads at an astronomical rate, infectious disease experts have told the Herald. As Massachusetts continues to shatter virus case records almost daily, wastewater tracking is showing signs that even higher numbers of …

In March 2021, after years of analyzing and confirming the data, astrophysicists reported that the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a detector buried at the South Pole, picked up an unusual signal in 2016. It suggested that a particle called antineutrino had crossed space and time. – originating far beyond our galaxy …

Cellular membrane Design cells / iStock VIDoctor Rivilla and his colleagues at the Spanish Center for Astrobiology in Madrid made an astonishing detection. The team spotted a vital component of the simplest phospholipid in space. If you don’t know, phospholipids are molecules that make up the membranes of all cells …

Home »Technology» Abraham Zacuto, the astronomer who predicted an eclipse and saved the life of Columbus on December 26, 2021 Pedro necklace Update: 12/26/2021 00: 47h Dungeon Related news In the Middle Ages, religion permeated all aspects of society and different communities learned to live together and share the same …

Astronomers have just discovered a treasure trove of “rogue planets” – floating planets that do not orbit a star but exist on their own in the depths of space. With masses comparable to Jupiter’s, the 70 or more rogue planets spotted throughout the Milky Way galaxy are the largest group …

The object of the very first image of a black hole, the M87 supermassive black hole (SMBH) has once again caught the attention of scientists with its jet. Emanated from the heart of the galaxy, the jet spans nearly 3,300 light years and, thanks to research published on December 7 …

The newspaper Nature published an article co-authored by Joe carson, associate professor of astronomy at the College of Charleston, with his research team who recently discovered and captured an image of a giant planet orbiting Centauri, a binary system that contains the stars hosting the most massive planets detected at …

Newcastle United encountered a problem in their January transfer window business, Lucas Paquetá reportedly refused to move to St James’ Park. Footmercato reports that the Brazil international turned down an ‘astronomical salary’ offer from Newcastle, who were willing to pay the midfielder an astonishing € 850,000 per month, which is …

By Joan Mieritz | San Juan astronomers The San Juan Stargazers Astronomy Club monthly reunion was scheduled for Thursday, December 23, to include an indoor reunion, birthday celebration for Joan Mieritz, and our first winter star party with telescopes. No votes were taken, but the consensus of members was that …

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Astronomers have found evidence of this activity in the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way. The black hole, which is 4 million times the mass of our sun, has the remnants of a torch-like jet of material from an explosion that occurred several thousand years ago. …