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How auroras on Earth, Saturn and Jupiter could help forecast risky space weather
Space via Yahoo News· 2 days agoScientists have investigated the different factors shaping celestial light-shows over Earth, Saturn...
The most distant galaxy ever recorded is surprisingly bright
Quartz· 4 days agoResearchers recently observed a record-breaking galaxy beaming with young stars, which existed only 290 million years after the universe came into existence, challenging our view of the Cosmic ...
How the Universe’s First Giant Black Holes Got So Big So Quickly
Scientific American· 7 days agoAs astronomers read back into the first chapters of the universe’s history, they have uncovered a...
James Webb telescope discovers earliest galaxy in the known universe — and its shockingly big
LiveScience· 4 days agoThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has done it again. According to new research, astronomers using the powerful infrared telescope have revealed what appears to be the two earliest, most ...
Here's how you can look up at the stars under the dark Grand Canyon skies
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 3 days agoJune 2: Jennifer Wiseman and James Jeletic, NASA astronomers who are experts on the Hubble telescope will discuss the spacecraft and its discoveries. June ...
How auroras on Earth, Saturn and Jupiter could help forecast risky space weather
SPACE.com· 2 days agoNew research suggests that understanding factors common to celestial light shows over Earth, Saturn...
Elusive medium-size black holes may form in dense 'birthing nests'
SPACE.com· 4 days agoAn intermediate-mass black hole has a mass between 100 and 10,000 suns. Designated GCIRS 13E, it has...
Chandra X-ray Observatory's sharp imaging has been crucial for space exploration the past 25 years
Fast Company Magazine· 5 days agoWhen a star is born or dies, or when any other very energetic phenomenon occurs in the universe, it...
I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory − clear,...
San Francisco Chronicle· 6 days agoImages and spectra – charts showing the distribution of light across different wavelengths from an object – are the two main ways astronomers investigate the universe. Images tell them what ...
How Do Telescopes Work? Astronomy's Most Indispensable Tool, Explained
ExtremeTech· 17 hours agoAt least until Zephraim Cochrane invents the warp drive, our best shot is looking into the deep sky through telescopes. What Is a Telescope? A telescope is a device used to observe objects at ...