The Red Planet is to our nearest now. We are witnessing its breathtaking view since last week. A natural show to entertain us is up there in the sky. Its worth gazing through hours. The NT observatory is sponsoring Mars Mania, a telescope party on...
An amateur observer, Derek Breit while observing the moon, noticed something a little unusual about upsilon Geminorum - a standard star against which others are measured, especially in the infrared. In 55 frames of his video footage, he apparently...
Now we know how the moon was formed. Thanks to Alastair G. W. Cameron, a Harvard astrophysicist who have developed this revolutionary theory. The Harvard astrophysicist died on Oct. 3 at his home in Tucson due to heart failure. He was 80. Dr. Cameron's...
Protect yourself when in space. Solar storms and cosmic rays may create health hazards. Astronomers when in space seem equally unsafe as when they are in the earth, against environmental hazards. Different parts of the human body are more susceptible to..
The new Large Binocular Telescope has captured images. Its first image has finally been released after 20 years of planning, development and construction. The credit goes to the astronomers at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. The telescope has the.
Such a phenomenon has never previously been detected in any planetary ring. Cameras onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft have revealed images of Saturn's narrow and contorted F ring. Thanks to Nature's 27th October 2005 issue. As reported by the Particle...
Movement of parts is no more required to aim a powerful beam of radiation at a target, either for communicating with deep space probes, or for illuminate planets and asteroids. It is a technology similar to that found in wireless headsets and GPS...
Altium Limited (ASX: ALU), proudly announced a sponsorship for Brazil's National Institute for Space Research, Space and Atmospheric Sciences Division. Altium is a leading developer of Windows-based electronic product development software, under the...
Since the last three years, the ESA's Integral gamma-ray observatory have been observing and exploring the cosmos. And have made beneficial discoveries, adding to the astronomers' treasures. Using four instruments, the Integral is surveying the sky and...
Nearly 30 years ago a scientist predicted the importance of vaporization as one of the processes in space weathering. To bag another credit, scientist Bruce Hapke, Emeritis Professor at University of Pittsburgh have named the vapor-deposited iron...
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