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JWST Spots Asteroid Collision In Another Star System
IFLScience· 1 day agoTwenty years ago, astronomers used the Spitzer telescope to study Beta Pictoris, a star 63 light-years away. Researchers back then saw a significant...
'Supernova discovery machine' James Webb Space Telescope finds most distant star explosion on record
SPACE.com· 6 hours agoNot only is this 10 times more supernovas than have been uncovered before in such early cosmic history, but the sample also includes the earliest and furthest supernova ever seen. Data from ...
A strange intermittent radio signal from space has astronomers puzzled
The Raw Story· 5 days agoWhen astronomers turn our radio telescopes out towards space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of...
Amateur astronomers confirm 'warm Jupiter' exoplanet
Astronomy Magazine· 5 days agoNow a network of citizen scientists has confirmed one of those exoplanets, a “warm Jupiter” sitting about 300 light-years away, that represents an...
Greg Quicke: Australia's 'Space Gandalf' astronomer dies aged 62
BBC News· 5 days agoAn Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC's Stargazing Live alongside Professor Brian Cox,...
Australia's 'Space Gandalf' astronomer dies aged 62
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days 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...
Scientists spot massive asteroid collision — in another solar system
Mashable· 18 hours agoBeta Pictoris is known to have two gas giant planets, and is seen as a place where rocky worlds...
Backyard astronomer captures amazing solar flare images
Boing Boing· 7 days agoAn amateur astronomer using a specially modified telescope captured this incredible footage of a...
James Webb telescope reveals 'cataclysmic' asteroid collision in nearby star system
LiveScience· 7 hours agoThe James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has found evidence of two giant asteroids slamming into each...
NASA's Hubble Finds Surprises Around a Star That E | Newswise
Newswise· 2 days agoAstronomers have used new data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and the retired SOFIA...