A recent episode of the TMRO.tv Space show: Why JWST’s first images will just be 18 fuzzy blobs This week we are joined by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope Program Scientist Dr. Eric Smith. We talk about the most ambitious […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images from space related science news: ** Radio telescope array images a black hole for the first time. This is the big news not just of the week but for 2019: First Image […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA JPL presents a preview of highlights in the night sky in the coming month: What’s Up: April 2019 Skywatching from NASA | Solar System Exploration: NASA Science ==== Brief Answers to the Big Questions – Stephen Hawking
The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): GRAVITY instrument breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging Cutting-edge VLTI instrument reveals details of a storm-wracked exoplanet using optical interferometry The GRAVITY instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer (VLTI) has made […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
At a public seminar at NASA JPL, Jessie Christiansen and Karl Stapelfeldt of Caltech and NASA talked about the exoplanets discoveries made thus far and those to be made by new observatories: Since the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest ESO (European Southern Observatory) report: A Cosmic Bat in Flight ESO’s Cosmic Gems Programme captures the Cosmic Bat’s dusty clouds Hidden in one of the darkest corners of the Orion constellation, this Cosmic Bat is spreading its hazy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is a preview of the night sky for March from NASA JPL: What’s Up: March 2019 Skywatching – What can you see in the March sky? Jupiter and other planets in the morning, a change of seasons and an […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A sampling of recent articles, videos, and images related to space related sciences: ** Mars weather reports – Daily Mars weather reports are now available from the Insight lander, which has activated its temperature and wind sensors – InSight Is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As often reported here, citizen scientists, especially in astronomy, continue to make significant contributions to the sciences. Here is a new article from NASA detailing one such case: Citizen Scientist Finds Ancient White Dwarf Star With Puzzling Rings A volunteer […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Bubbles of Brand New Stars This dazzling region of newly-forming stars in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) was captured by the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer instrument (MUSE) on ESO’s Very Large Telescope. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Highlights of the night sky in February from NASA JPL: What’s Up: February 2019 Skywatching from NASA | Solar System Exploration: NASA Science What can you see in the February sky? Stars and planets with distinct red and blue colors, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here’s an opportunity to buy a “black hole” for display at home or office: SINGULARITY – A simulated black hole by Singularity designs — Kickstarter The display is “constructed from a carbon nanotube array which absorbs 99.9% of light in […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest report from the European Southern Observatory (ESO): A Fleeting Moment in Time European Southern Observatory’s Cosmic Gems Programme captures last breath of a dying star The faint, ephemeral glow emanating from the planetary nebula ESO 577-24 persists for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A sampling of recent space podcasts and videos: ** Episode T+107: Chris Gebhardt – Main Engine Cut Off – “Chris Gebhardt of NASASpaceflight joins me to talk all things SpaceX: Starship and its upcoming hopper tests, DM-1 and the government […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Hubble Space Telescope collaboration has released huge new mosaic image of the Trangulum Galaxy: Hubble takes gigantic image of the Triangulum Galaxy The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope has captured the most detailed image yet of a close neighbour of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A preview from NASA JPL of the December night sky: And here is more from the Hubble Space Telescope Institute: ==== Einstein’s Monsters: The Life and Times of Black Holes
A new report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Cosmic Serpent ESO’s VLT captures details of an elaborate serpentine system sculpted by colliding stellar winds The VISIR instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope has captured this stunning image of a newly […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is the latest ESO (European Southern Observatory) report: Super-Earth Orbiting Barnard’s Star Red Dots campaign uncovers compelling evidence of exoplanet around closest single star to Sun The nearest single star to the Sun hosts an exoplanet at least 3.2 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The European Southern Observatory (ESO) releases a new report: ALMA and MUSE Detect Galactic Fountain Observations by ALMA and data from the MUSE spectrograph on ESO’s VLT have revealed a colossal fountain of molecular gas powered by a black hole […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Suggestions from NASA JPL on what to look for in the November night sky: And here is the Hubble Space Telescope institute’s November preview: In November, look for Pisces, Aries, and Triangulum in the night sky. Also be sure to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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