Scans of seemingly empty space reveal black holes not far from earth
If a star orbits a black hole, it will appear from a distance to be orbiting empty space. Gaia projects the star’s orbit on a ...
The Conversation14 天
South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
But by 2020 only about 800 giant radio galaxies had been found, nearly 50 years since they had been initially discovered. They were considered rare. However, a new generation of radio telescopes ...
Max Planck Society16 天
Zooming in on a supermassive black hole in action
such as the James Webb Space Telescope, as well as the future 25-metre Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) and the upcoming 39-metre Extremely Large Telescope (ELT), both being built in Chile. This way, ...
Philippine Daily Inquirer18 天
The Philippines before Magellan
“PULILU. Pulilu is connected to the Three Islands, and its settlements are slightly larger. Many of its people are fierce and violent, given to pillaging and banditry. From trade winds to porcelain ...
moneycontrol.com19 天
Light pollution threatens world's largest telescopes and darkest observatory, experts warn
Astronomers are raising concerns about light pollution threatening Mount Paranal, home to the world-renowned Very Large Telescope (VLT). A proposed renewable hydrogen project in Chile could ...
Business Today20 天
6 planets parade tomorrow: How to watch, top telescopes, and the best spots in India
Dark skies in rural areas offer unmatched visibility, perfect for spotting faint planets. ‘Jeff Bezos has built a moon’: How Blue Origin created lunar gravity without leaving Earth ‘NASA’s ...
来自MSN20 天
A rare look at NASA’s next sharp-eyed space telescope
Astronomy leaders in the United States want to build two huge telescopes, the Giant Magellan Telescope and the Thirty Meter Telescope, the first covering the southern sky from Chile and the second ...
BBC21 天
Planetary alignment 2025: This is what it really means when seven planets line up in the sky
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are all bright enough to be visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a telescope to spot. In January and February ...
earth21 天
Infrared images reveal how black holes affect the space around them
The observations mark a major step forward in AGN research and set the stage for future discoveries with even larger telescopes, like the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) in Chile. “This type of imaging ...
CNN22 天
Giant ‘Darth Vader’ sea bug discovered off the coast of Vietnam
Currently, there are only 11 known “supergiant” and nine “giant” Bathynomus species, with several awaiting formal description, according to the study. B. vaderi is only the second recorded ...
Gizmodo22 天
Subaru Telescope’s Insect-Like Compound Eye to Debut in February
The Subaru Telescope in Hawai‘i is adding a new instrument to its arsenal, one that will observe the cosmos through a compound eye. The compound eye will allow Subaru to observe about 2,400 ...