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‘Big glass’ dominance hangs on the fate of powerful new telescopes
Las Vegas Sun· 2 days agoThe Mount Wilson Observatory changed the conception of humankind’s place in the universe and revealed the mysteries of the heavens to generations of citizens and scientists alike. Ever since ...
Why NASA is betting on a 36-pixel camera
TechCrunch· 3 days agoNASA's James Webb Space Telescope is making strides in astronomy with its 122-megapixel primarily infrared photos taken 1.5 million kilometers away from...
Trans-Neptunian objects hint at Planet 9's presence
Beaumont Enterprise· 19 hours agoScientists from Cornell University recently published a study supporting the existence of Planet 9, far out in the distance past the planet Neptune. The...
What The Total Solar Eclipse Really Looked Like Exactly A Month Ago
Forbes· 7 hours agoAfter a frenzy of excitement, the total solar eclipse of Monday, April 8, across Mexico, the U.S. and Canada has passed into history. Meanwhile, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine were said to have the worst chance of having clear skies.
No Free Lunches: Many Bronx Science students are skipping midday meals for extra classes
New York Post· 1 day agoSince such courses are often taken in addition to standard requirements like English, math and...
Opinion - Grouse Hollow Journal: Kentucky Derby prompts memories of family horses
La Crosse Tribune· 4 hours agoIt is Saturday afternoon, and we just got done watching the great film “Seabiscuit” to warm up for...
Evidence builds for Planet Nine lurking somewhere out there
Astronomy Magazine· 20 hours agoRecent papers by Michael Brown and Konstantin Batygin, both astronomers at Caltech, are providing a...
China launches rocket to bring back pieces of the far side of the moon
The Independent US via AOL· 5 days agoThe Chang’e-6 probe aims to help us better understand the distant side of the lunar surface. The...
Officials describe telltale ‘buzz’ that led to last-minute scrub of Boeing Starliner’s crewed launch
AccuWeather· 22 hours ago(CNN) — Two NASA astronauts had reached the final hours before a long-awaited launch attempt aboard...
'Lucy’s baby’ asteroid is only about 2 to 3 million years old
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 5 days agoScientists arrived at this age estimate using new calculation methods that are described in a study...