Hubble telescope spots an unusual pair of asteroids that orbit each other and also emit water vapor like the coma and tail of a comet: Hubble discovers a unique type of object in the Solar System With the help of the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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The latest report from the ESO (European Southern Observatory) Ageing Star Blows Off Smoky Bubble Astronomers have used ALMA to capture a strikingly beautiful view of a delicate bubble of expelled material around the exotic red star U Antliae. These observations […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A new finding with the Hubble Space Telescope: Hubble observes pitch black planet Astronomers have discovered that the well-studied exoplanet WASP-12b reflects almost no light, making it appear essentially pitch black. This discovery sheds new light on the atmospheric composition of […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Inferno World with Titanium Skies ESO’s VLT makes first detection of titanium oxide in an exoplanet Astronomers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope have detected titanium oxide in an exoplanet atmosphere for the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The BoldlyGo Institute and several other institutions are supporting Project Blue, a private initiative to develop a space telescope specialized to look for habitable planets around other stars. The Project has opened a crowd-funding campaign to pay for the design of the spacecraft: Project […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is NASA JPL’s latest monthly preview of the night sky, “What’s Up for September 2017”: And here is the Hubble Space Telescope’s “Tonight’s Sky: September 2017”:
The latest ESO (European Southern Observatory) report: ALMA Finds Huge Hidden Reservoirs of Turbulent Gas in Distant Galaxies ALMA has been used to detect turbulent reservoirs of cold gas surrounding distant starburst galaxies. By detecting CH+ for the first time in the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Best Ever Image of a Star’s Surface and Atmosphere First map of motion of material on a star other than the Sun Using ESO’s Very Large Telescope Interferometer astronomers have constructed the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The lastest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Supermassive Black Holes Feed on Cosmic Jellyfish Observations of “Jellyfish galaxies” with ESO’s Very Large Telescope have revealed a previously unknown way to fuel supermassive black holes. It seems the mechanism that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Latest ESO (European Southern Observatory) report: Hint of Relativity Effects in Stars Orbiting Supermassive Black Hole at Centre of Galaxy A new analysis of data from ESO’s Very Large Telescope and other telescopes suggests that the orbits of stars around […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Commercial space ventures such as SpaceX, Blue Origin, Bigelow Aerospace, and Stratolaunch that are backed by wealthy moguls are often described as representing a brand new phenomena. However, NASA historian Alex MacDonald has a new book out called The Long Space Age: The Economic Origins […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is NASA JPL’s preview of the night sky for August: And here is the Hubble Telescope Institute‘s August night preview: ====
The Hubble Telescope observes two galaxies Galactic David and Goliath The gravitational dance between two galaxies in our local neighbourhood has led to intriguing visual features in both as witnessed in this new NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image. The tiny […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The latest report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): A Tale of Three Stellar Cities Using new observations from ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope, astronomers have discovered three different populations of young stars within the Orion Nebula Cluster. This unexpected discovery adds […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Planetary Society has released three short videos about the solar eclipse over the US on August 21st: Bill Nye explains the basics of a solar eclipses, the path of totality, and how to safely view a solar eclipse with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Hubble Space Telescope makes a cool time-lapse video of the Martian moon Phobos circling the Red Planet: NASA’s Hubble Sees Martian Moon Orbiting the Red Planet When the Hubble Space Telescope observed Mars near opposition in May, 2016, a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here is an excellent overview for a general public audience of the question, “How to Find an Inhabited Exoplanet”: The speaker is David Charbonneau of Harvard University. He gave the presentation at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland for […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A new report from ESO (European Southern Observatory): Dazzling Spiral with an Active Heart ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) has captured a magnificent face-on view of the barred spiral galaxy Messier 77. The image does justice to the galaxy’s beauty, showcasing its […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NASA JPL highlights sights to see in the night sky for the coming month: Prepare for the August total solar eclipse by observing the moon phases this month. Plus, two meteor showers peak at the end of July. For astronomy […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A total solar eclipse will pass over North America on August 21st. Below are some videos and web resources for the event. [ Update: Astro Maven Rick Boozer points me to an eclipse viewing event that he will be hosting in South […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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