Telescope hack opens a sharper view into the universe

A novel imaging technique used for the first time on a ground-based telescope has helped a UCLA-led team of astronomers to ...

How a trick from radio astronomy could help astronomers find Earth-like planets

The wavelengths of radio light are so large that you can't capture a high-resolution image with a single dish. To capture an ...
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Astronomy breakthrough: The mystery of dark matter can be unraveled using radio telescopes

A new study from Tel Aviv University has predicted, for the first time, the groundbreaking results that can be obtained from detecting radio waves coming to us from the early Universe. The findings ...
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Alfred University astronomy professor part of group pushing for developing of new space telescope

Alfred University Assistant Astronomy Professor Connor Robinson recently lectured at the European Southern Observatory Headquarters outside of Munich, Ger., on a proposal to be submitted to NASA for ...
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‘Colossal Structure’ In the Early Universe Visualized Using Very Large Telescope Data

A galaxy proto-supercluster was discovered using VIMOS instrument of ESO’s Very Large Telescope. The astronomers who discovered it have nicknamed the bohemoth “Hyperion.” It has been visualized here.
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Circle versus rectangle: finding ‘Earth 2.0’ may be easier using a new telescope shape

Concept design for a rectangular space telescope, modeled after the Diffractive Interfero Coronagraph Exoplanet Resolver (DICER), a notional infrared space observatory, and the James Webb Space ...
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Alien Life Could Be Found By Simply Changing The Shape Of Telescopes

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London.View full profile Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum ...
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Petabytes of Data From Global Telescopes Created a Single Historic Image

Astronomers used very long baseline interferometry, linking radio telescopes worldwide, to create the sharpest image ever captured in astronomy. Ministers prepare to deport migrants as Reform unveils ...
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Origin of Mysterious Radio Signal Possibly Discovered

CfA astronomers have led the discovery of what may be the source of a powerful burst of radio waves coming from another galaxy Cambridge, MA - Astronomers have discovered what may be the source of a ...
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See the moon, sun, and planets using just your phone — the Hestia telescope is now $40 off

The following content is brought to you by Mashable partners. If you buy a product featured here, we may earn an affiliate commission or other compensation. Turn your smartphone into a telescope with ...
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As NASA Missions Study Interstellar Comet, Hubble Makes Size Estimate

Due to the lapse in federal government funding, NASA is not updating this website. A team of astronomers has taken the sharpest-ever picture of the unexpected interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using the ...