Telescopes

If alien terraforming emits greenhouse gases, our telescopes could detect it

If aliens wrap their planets in potent greenhouse gases like we do, we'd be able to tell.That's according to a…

16 hours ago

The Roman Telescope’s Quest for Primordial Black Holes

The upcoming Roman Space Telescope may unveil a new class of “featherweight” black holes, challenging existing theories of black hole…

2 weeks ago

To calibrate telescopes on Earth, NASA’s launching an ‘artificial star’ to orbit

Come 2029, skywatchers can glimpse at least one "star" in the sky made by humans.Earlier this week, NASA announced plans…

3 weeks ago

‘Stellar Dreams’ project gifting 100 telescopes to 100 families (exclusive)

An illuminating new program has stargazers and science educators aglow with inspiration.That program, called Stellar Dreams, is run by the…

3 weeks ago

Network of Robotic Telescopes Finds New Earth-Sized World Orbiting an Ultra-Cool Star

Artist’s view of exoplanet SPECULOOS-3 b orbiting its star. The planet is as big as the Earth, while its star…

1 month ago

Astronauts Set for Spacewalk To Seal NICER Telescope’s Light Leak

This image, obtained June 8, 2018, shows NASA’s NICER (Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer) on the International Space Station, where…

2 months ago

What does an eclipse sound like? This device lets blind people hear the changing light

As It Happens6:39This device allows blind people to listen to the solar eclipseA solar eclipse is undeniably a sight to…

3 months ago

A new ultrablack coating for telescopes could bring more stars into focus

The images we get these days from advanced telescopes, such as the James Webb Space Telescope, undoubtedly leave us in…

4 months ago

Betelgeuse’s Wild Surface Seems to Be Baffling Our Telescopes : ScienceAlert

There's something peculiar about dying star Betelgeuse.Yeah, there was the whole sneeze thing. That's been pretty much resolved for now.…

4 months ago

Hubble Space Telescope’s view of a galactic collision gets turned into beautiful song

NASA has composed a beautiful melody to represent the cosmic collision of two galaxies. The lenticular galaxy NGC 274 and barred…

5 months ago

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