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Rockets, robots and more at UH astronomy open house
KHON 2 Honolulu· 6 days agoCalling all space fanatics! It’s time to deep dive into orbit with the University of Hawaii’s Astronomy Open House.
Celestron NexStar Evolution 8HD telescope, reviewed
Astronomy Magazine· 1 day agoThis review of the Celestron NexStar Evolution 8HD was first published in the February 2021 issue of Astronomy Magazine. It has been updated and contains...
MeerKAT: the South African radio telescope that’s transformed our understanding of the cosmos
The Conversation· 6 days agoIn the heart of this landscape, near the small Northern Cape town of Carnarvon, the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory operates a technological marvel that has transformed ...
Astronomers fight to save a major X-ray space telescope
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 2 days ago“It's a huge monetary and environmental toll to put an observatory up in space, so I think it’s...
The Sky This Week from April 26 to May 3: The Moon reaches Last Quarter
Astronomy Magazine· 2 days agoAs the Moon rises early in the morning, Mars and Neptune meet in a conjunction and we gear up for...
Joshua Tree Do Tell, April 26, 2024: Come to a star party at JT’s astronomy theater
Hi-Desert Star· 1 day agoA community news column for the Joshua Tree area, published weekly in the Hi-Desert Weekender. The...
Venus Unveiled: Carbon and Oxygen Caught Escaping Into Space
SciTechDaily· 3 hours agoA fleeting visit of the European Space Agency (ESA)/Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) BepiColombo mission to Venus has revealed surprising insights into how gases are stripped away from ...
Here's Why We Should Put a Gravitational Wave Observatory on the Moon
Universe Today· 2 days agoScientists detected the first long-predicted gravitational wave in 2015, and since then, researchers...
When and where you can see April's Pink Moon
CBS News· 6 days agoAstronomy fans can check out the Pink Moon this month as April's full moon rises. April's full moon will reach peak illumination at 7:49 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, but it will appear ...
Opinion: America's 'big glass' dominance hangs on the fate of two powerful new telescopes
Los Angeles Times· 2 days agoThe Mt. Wilson Observatory changed the conception of humankind’s place in the universe and revealed...