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Why NASA is betting on a 36-pixel camera
TechCrunch· 4 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...
‘Big glass’ dominance hangs on the fate of powerful new telescopes
Las Vegas Sun· 3 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 Does Our Solar System Align With The Axis Of Evil?
IFLScience· 11 hours ago“The Copernican principle is a cornerstone of most of astronomy, it is assumed without question, and plays an important role in many statistical tests for the viability of ...
The ancient Egyptian goddess of the sky and how I used modern astronomy to explore her link with the...
The Conversation· 6 days agoWhat did our ancestors think when they looked up at the night sky? All cultures ascribed special meaning to the Sun and the Moon, but what about the pearly band of light and shadow we call the ...
The cosmic journey from the Big Bang to stardust
Weston Forum· 5 days ago“We live in the golden age of astronomy,” were the words of Professor Andreas Burkert of the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, who gave a...
Kalmbach Media sells Model Railroader, other magazines, to Tennessee publisher
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Finance· 7 days agoKalmbach Media, a 90-year-old Wisconsin publisher, has sold its Model Railroader, Trains, Astronomy,...
Safe ways to look at the Sun (and you know you want to!)
Astronomy Magazine· 14 hours agoYou’ve seen it printed in bold on telescopes. “Do not look at the Sun!” But how can you resist...
Astronomers spot ghostly hand reaching for the stars
Newsweek· 1 day agoNational Science Foundation National Optical-Infrared Astronomy Research Laboratory), and is nowhere near the galaxy in the picture, which has aligned...
The Milky Way's Role in Ancient Egyptian Texts, According to a Researcher
Artnet News· 5 days agoIn ancient Egyptian mythology, Nut was the sky goddess who protected the earth — personified by her...
Why are algorithms called algorithms? A brief history of the Persian polymath you've likely never...
Phys.org· 12 hours agoMore than 1,000 years before the internet and smartphone apps, Persian scientist and polymath...