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Eid Al Adha 2024: UAE astronomer predicts likely dates
Gulf Business· 4 days agoAccording to UAE astronomers, Arafat Day is likely to begin on Sunday, June 16 and Eid al Adha 2024 may begin on Monday, June 17
Australia's 'Space Gandalf' astronomer dies aged 62
BBC via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoGreg Quicke used his self-taught astronomy knowledge to become a popular figure on TV [BBC] An Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC's Stargazing...
A mysterious Jupiter-sized planet that shouldn't exist is as puffy as a marshmallow and astronomers...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 16 hours agoBased on this discrepancy, astronomers didn't know how a planet like WASP 107b could exist. But now,...
A strange intermittent radio signal from space has astronomers puzzled
The Raw Story· 18 hours agoWhen astronomers turn our radio telescopes out towards space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of...
Unexplainable radio signal has astronomers scratching their heads
BGR· 11 hours agoSpace is full of strange signals, but one unexplainable radio signal has astronomers especially...
NASA, Global Astronomers Await Rare Nova Explosion - NASA
NASA· 19 hours agoAround the world this summer, professional and amateur astronomers alike will be fixed on one small...
Recent Cosmic Collision Shakes Up Milky Way History
Gizmodo via Yahoo News· 15 hours agoEvidence of the Milky Way’s past is encoded in wrinkles of stars, whose positions and movements have shifted as our galaxy has interacted with other...
Keep Your Eyes On This Part Of The Sky For A ‘New’ Star, Say Experts
Forbes· 5 hours agoWelcome to T Corona Borealis (T CrB), also called the “Blaze Star,” the most famous example of a nova—a new star—which is on the cusp of a once in a lifetime explosive event, a nova eruption ...
Why do astronomers look for signs of life on other planets based on what life is like on Earth?
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 4 days agoIf you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com....
Backyard astronomer captures amazing solar flare images
Boing Boing· 2 days agoAn amateur astronomer using a specially modified telescope captured this incredible footage of a...