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Webb telescope's first full color, scientific images coming in July
May 09, 2022 (AFP)
The James Webb Space Telescope will produce "spectacular color images" of the cosmos in mid-July -- its first observations dedicated to its mission of scientifi...
Hyperfast white dwarf stars provide clues for understanding supernovae
May 08, 2022 (SPX)
Supernovae are important for cosmology, as one type, Ia, is used as a "standard candle" that allows distance to be measured, and in fact they were used for the ...
Flagship Chinese space telescope to unravel cosmic mysteries
May 08, 2022 (XNA)
Chinese Survey Space Telescope, also known as the Chinese Space Station Telescope (CSST) and Xuntian Space Telescope, is a space-based optical observatory for a...
Examining the Heart of Webb: The Final Phase of Commissioning
May 06, 2022 (SPX)
Today, the lead commissioning scientist for Webb, Scott Friedman of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI), gives us all the details on this final phase ...
Hubble reveals surviving companion star in aftermath of supernova
May 06, 2022 (SPX)
The finding provides crucial insight into the binary nature of massive stars, as well as the potential prequel to the ultimate merger of the companion stars tha...
Astronomers discover a rare black widow binary, with the shortest orbit yet
May 05, 2022 (SPX)
Astronomers know of about two dozen black widow binaries in the Milky Way. This newest candidate, named ZTF J1406+1222, has the shortest orbital period yet iden...
New technique to discover brightest radio pulsars outside our own galaxy
May 03, 2022 (The Conversaton)
Pulsars are the extremely rapidly rotating objects left over after massive stars have exhausted their fuel supply. They are extremely dense, with a mass similar...
Spinning stars shed new light on strange galactic signal
May 01, 2022 (SPX)
Gamma-rays are the form of electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength and highest energy. Co-author of the study Associate Professor Roland Crocker ...
Revealing the secret language of dark matter
May 01, 2022 (SPX)
The authors of the research, Ph.D Student Giovanni Gandolfi and supervisors Andrea Lapi and Stefano Liberati, propose a special property for dark matter called ...
Harnessing the powers of light to operate computers
Apr 29, 2022 (SPX)
Fiber optic cables already take advantage of the unimaginably fast speed of light to transmit internet data. However, these signals first need to be converted i...
Spinning stars shed new light on strange signal coming from galactic center
Apr 29, 2022 (SPX)
Gamma-rays are the form of electromagnetic radiation with the shortest wavelength and highest energy. Co-author of the study Associate Professor Roland Crocker ...
Webb Telescope fully focused for the job ahead
Apr 29, 2022 (ESA)
Upon completing the seventh and final stage of telescope alignment, the team held a set of key decision meetings and unanimously agreed that Webb is ready to mo...
The airborne observatory SOFIA to end its mission after eight years of operations
Apr 29, 2022 (SPX)
"This decision is based on a recommendation contained in the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine's 'Decadal Survey', which develops prioritie...
Is Webb at its final temperature
Apr 22, 2022 (SPX)
Now that the instruments are at their operating temperatures, the telescope mirrors will also continue cooling down to their final temperatures, but they are no...
Pushing the boundaries of space exploration with X-ray polarimetry
Apr 22, 2022 (SPX)
The IXPE is a space-based observatory developed in collaboration with the Italian Space Agency (ASI). It contains three identical telescopes, each with an imagi...
Astronomers discover new type of stellar explosion called micronovae
Apr 21, 2022 (SPX)
A micronova is a thermonuclear blast that lasts for just a few hours making them extremely difficult to observe. These outbursts happen on the surface of certai...
Celebrating Hubble's 32nd birthday with a galaxy grouping
Apr 20, 2022 (SPX)
This menagerie includes three spiral-shaped galaxies, an elliptical galaxy and a lenticular (lens-like) galaxy. Somehow, these different galaxies have crossed p...
Giant stars undergo dramatic weight loss program
Apr 15, 2022 (SPX)
There are millions of 'red giant' stars found in our galaxy. These cool and luminous objects are what our Sun will become in four billion years. For some time, ...
Webb will study formation, composition, clouds of distant worlds
Apr 15, 2022 (SPX)
Last week we shared the cool science on star and planet formation planned for Webb. Today, we get into details on how Webb will study planets around other stars...
MAGIC telescopes observe nova explosion
Apr 15, 2022 (SPX)
The dying giant star feeds the white dwarf with matter shedding its outer hydrogen layer as the gas flows onto the nearby white dwarf. This flow of matter conti...
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