[ad_1] NASA's Dawn spacecraft, almost devoid of the fuel needed to maintain its orientation, is reaching the end of its life after a long 11-year mission to explore the asteroid Vesta and …
Read More »Two galaxies collide leaving a glowing ring of collapsed stars – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Ultra-bright X-ray sources, seen in purple in this image combining data from the Hubble Space Telescope and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, encircle an annular galaxy, the result of a collision with …
Read More »NASA's new planetary hunter begins work – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] Satellite artist concept of investigation on transiting exoplanets. Credit: NASA The new NASA Space Observatory has begun searching for planets around other stars while astronomers are focusing on search-friendly worlds by …
Read More »The MeerKAT Radio Telescope: The Flaming Heart of the Milky Way – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] A breathtaking view of the fiery heart of the Milky Way where hides a super-massive black hole amid weird filamentous structures. Image: South African Radio Astronomy Observatory The newly inaugurated MeerKAT …
Read More »The NuSTAR X-ray telescope shows the source of cosmic rays from Eta Carinae – Astronomy Now
[ad_1] The Eta Carinae system consists of two massive stars that produce powerful interactive stellar winds. Where they collide, shock waves are generated that can accelerate electrically charged particles up to the …
Read More »John Glenn Astronomy Park Adds A Sensational Factor To The Hocking Hills Nights
[ad_1] LOGAN, Ohio – The clouds separated, the roof opened and we all looked up: At Jupiter, at Saturn, and the searchlight in the sky calls us the moon. It was not …
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