NASA'S SOFIA: How the largest airborne observatory in the world is changing astronomy
CBS 47 Fresno6 hours agoMost objects in space emit almost all of their energy at infrared wavelengths. Imagine looking up from the ground on a morning filled with thick fog; think of the Earth's water vapor as that ...
Officials say they won’t ruin Gloucester ‘star parties’ as they renovate state park - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe12 hours agoState officials say they’re not going to add lights that local astronomy buffs had worried would ruin their well-attended “star parties” at a state park. The Gloucester Area Astronomy ...
Google Doodle highlights mankind's first attempt to phone ET
CNET9 hours agoThe Arecibo message, consisting of basic information about the human race and Earth, was sent on Nov. 16, 1974, from the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. The message was sent to demonstrate ...
The best cruises for stargazers
Daily Telegraph19 hours agoA cruise can be a fantastic way to learn more about the solar system (while also visiting some amazing destinations) – whether you’re an astronomy novice or a constellation expert. Plus ...
ALMA, an international astronomy facility, is a partnership of Europe, North America and East Asia in cooperation with the Republic of Chile. ALMA construction and operations are led ...
Oumuamua: Nasa reveals more about mysterious 'alien spacecraft' asteroid
The Independent via Yahoo News18 hours agoNasa has revealed more about Oumuamua, the piece of space rock so strange that some scientists have suggested it could be an alien spacecraft. The space agency revealed that it could not see ...
Some good came out of 2018: Astronomy photos
Ars Technica5 days agoWhile we're big fans of images of the very small, as brought to us by the Nikon Microscopy Competition, we also admire the really big. This year's winners were recently announced and have gone on display at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, UK.
Harvard Scientists Suggest Interstellar Object Could be Sent by Aliens | News | The Harvard Crimson
The Harvard Crimson2 days agoPhoto: Ruiyi Li “‘Oumuamua,” the first interstellar object observed in the solar system, could be a probe sent by intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, according to a paper published by ...
A super-Earth orbits a famous star not far from our sun
Mashable19 hours agoSince the 1960s, scientists and exoplanet hunters have searched for evidence of planets orbiting one particular star. Now, an international team of astronomers has managed to discover a possible ...
Article Metrics - Complex organics next door | Nature Astronomy
Nature11 hours agoSingle number count for article citations from each service's database may vary by service. The citations counts are reliant on the availability of the individual APIs from Web of Science and ...
