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Tag Archives: Radio astronomy

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 →

12Feb/16

Einstein's gravitational waves

Einstein’s gravitational waves detected in scientific milestone

February 12, 2016ScienceAstrophysics, Binary stars, Black hole, California Institute of Technology, Company: ThomsonReuters, David Reitze, Gabriela Gonzalez, General relativity, Gravitational wave, Gravitational waves, Gravitational-wave astronomy, Gravitational-wave observatory, Kip Thorne, LIGO, national science foundation, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics, Radio astronomy, Technology/Internet, United States, Washington, Washington D.C.smbale

Scientists say they can now “hear the universe” at a news conference in which they confirmed they have detected gravitational waves, a landmark discovery.

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01Mar/15

World’s largest radio telescope project mark progress

March 1, 2015SpaceASTRON, Astronomical imaging, Astronomy, Australia, China, China Central Television, Cyril Ramaphosa, European Southern Observatory, Huang Wei, Minister, Naledi, Naledi Pandor, Observational astronomy, Pandor, Radio astronomy, Radio telescope, Radio telescopes, S Africa-Radio Telescope China Central Television, Science, Science and technology in South Africa, SKA, South Africa, Square Kilometre Array, Technology/Internet, Telescopessmbale

S Africa-Radio Telescope

China Central Television (CCTV) – Preliminary work on the world’s largest radio telescope project has made a major progress, with the completion of an array of radio telescopes in Northern Cape Province, South Africa.
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26Feb/15

Scientists find giant black hole weighing as much as 12 billion suns

February 26, 2015SpaceAbraham (Avi) Loeb, Astronomy, Avi Loeb, Black hole, China, Environment, Galaxies, National Geographic, Natural sciences, NEXT MEDIA, Outline of black holes, Physical sciences, Physics, Quasar, Radio astronomy, Space, Supermassive black hole, Supernova, Technology/Internet, Xue-Bing Wusmbale

(Next Media) – The discovery of a giant black hole which is growing faster than usual challenges our current theories of black hole expansion.
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