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06Sep/17

Radio signals detected from distant galaxy

September 6, 2017SpaceAstronomer, Astronomy, Breakthrough Starshot, Fast radio burst, Galaxy, Magnetar, Neutron stars, NEXT MEDIA, Proxima Centauri, Radio astronomy, Search for extraterrestrial intelligence, Star types, Stars, Stellar astronomy, Technology/Internetsmbale

Astronomers last month reported detections of radio bursts from a far away galaxy. Continue reading →

06Jul/15

Astronomers Discover Supermassive Black Holes

July 6, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Black hole, energy, European Space Agency, Explorer program, Galaxies, Galaxy, Great Observatories program, Hubble Space Telescope, Llandudno, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array, Nustar, Outer space, Space, Space observatories, Space telescopes, Spacecraft, Spaceflight, Supermassive black hole, Technology/Internet, United Kingdom, Wales, X-ray telescopessmbale

NASA’s Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) recently caught a glimpse of five of these secluded beasts. While hidden from view from most other telescopes, NuSTAR can spot them by detecting the highest-energy X-rays, which can penetrate through the enshrouding gas and dust.
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26Apr/15

Hubble telescope turns 25

April 26, 2015SpaceAstronomy, Big Bang, Carpenter, Dark energy, Expansion of the universe, Galaxy, Greenbelt, Hubble Deep Field, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble's law, James Webb Space Telescope, Kenneth Carpenter, Metric expansion of space, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Natural sciences, Physical cosmology, Physical sciences, Physics, Pillars of Creation, Space, Space observatories, Technology/Internet, United Statessmbale

Happy Birthday Hubble! NASA celebrates twenty five years of the Hubble Space telescope.
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