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How Do Telescopes Work? Astronomy's Most Indispensable Tool, Explained
ExtremeTech· 14 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 ...
James Webb Space Telescope spots the most distant galaxy ever seen (image)
Space via Yahoo News· 4 days agoJames Webb Space Telescope has spotted the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen. One,...
Colossal X-class solar flare suggests return of sunspot group that fueled May's epic auroras (video)
Space via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe radiation travels toward Earth at the speed of light and ionizes (gives an electrical charge to)...
Real-life 'Star Trek' planet was actually just an illusion caused by a 'jittery' star
SPACE.com· 5 days agoA planet beyond the solar system that has been compared to Spock's homeworld Vulcan in the Star Trek...
JWST discovers earliest galaxy ever observed
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 days agoWith every passing day, the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peers further into the depths of space—and further back in time. Its latest discovery is a...
Hot Gas is Being Vented Away from the Center of the Milky Way
Universe Today· 5 days agoThe Chandra X-Ray observatory has been observing a vent of hot gas blowing away from the centre of...
Double trouble: Sun unleashes 2 powerful X-class solar flares in 12 hours (video)
SPACE.com· 2 days agoThe hyperactive sunspot region responsible for May's incredible auroras has done it again, firing off not one but two X-class solar flares in less than 12 hours. The first X-class solar flare ...