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Glitching radio waves from dead stars explained by swirling superfluid
New Scientist· 12 hours agoPulsars that emit radio waves “glitch” as they rotate – this seems to be caused by interruptions to...
Tracking the Sun’s Fury: NASA’s SDO Captures Dual X-Class Solar Flares
SciTechDaily· 5 hours agoNASA documented two intense solar flares on June 1, 2024, which could affect communications and...
I’m an astrophysicist mapping the universe with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory − clear,...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 6 days agoMy team has been able to see some of the ways the AGN interacts with the galaxy. The images show...
How Do Telescopes Work? Astronomy's Most Indispensable Tool, Explained
ExtremeTech· 1 day 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 ...
A New Search for Ripples in Space From the Beginning of Time
New York Times· 1 day ago“I think this question of what happens at the beginning of the universe is a profound one,” said...
Sun Struck: NASA Captures Intense X-Class Solar Flares
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoNASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO), which continuously monitors the Sun, recently captured...
Next-Generation Radar Will Map Threatening Asteroids
Universe Today· 5 days agoWhen the Arecibo Observatory dish in Puerto Rico collapsed in 2020, astronomers lost a powerful radio telescope and a unique radar instrument to map the...
Massive, magnetic stars beyond the Milky Way detected for the 1st time
SPACE.com· 4 days agoFor the first time, astronomers have detected the magnetic fields of massive, blazingly hot stars...
All the Darkness We Cannot See
Scientific American· 5 days agoHumans have always looked to the stars. More than 25 years ago astrophysicists discovered that rather than slowing down as it expands, the universe is in fact speeding up; some invisible force ...
James Webb Space Telescope spots the most distant galaxy ever seen (image)
Space via Yahoo News· 5 days agoJames Webb Space Telescope has spotted the two earliest and most distant galaxies ever seen. One,...