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fromNature
1 day ago

Daily briefing: The birth of a solar system caught 'on camera' for the first time

Astronomers have spotted a solar system beyond our own in its very earliest stages of formation. HOPS-315, the baby star, has a surrounding disk of gas and dust.
Science
#interstellar-objects
fromFuturism
1 week ago
Science

The Interstellar Visitor Hurtling Toward the Center of Our Star System Is Unimaginably Ancient, Scientists Say

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Science

Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Coming From the Center of the Galaxy

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Science

The Interstellar Visitor Hurtling Toward the Center of Our Star System Is Unimaginably Ancient, Scientists Say

fromFuturism
1 week ago
Science

Mysterious Object Headed Into Our Solar System Is Coming From the Center of the Galaxy

fromMail Online
2 days ago

Mysterious new world has just been discovered in our solar system

Astronomers discovered a new world named Ammonite, classified as a sednoid, located far beyond Pluto at about 71 times the Earth-sun distance.
Science
#hops-315
#black-holes
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Nobel Prize Winner Warns That Astronomers Using AI May Be Distorting Results

fromFuturism
3 weeks ago
Artificial intelligence

Nobel Prize Winner Warns That Astronomers Using AI May Be Distorting Results

#astrophysics
fromColossal
3 weeks ago
OMG science

See the First Images of Our Solar System Taken by the World's Biggest Digital Camera

fromNature
3 weeks ago
Photography

First images from world's largest digital camera leave astronomers in awe

fromColossal
3 weeks ago
OMG science

See the First Images of Our Solar System Taken by the World's Biggest Digital Camera

fromNature
3 weeks ago
Photography

First images from world's largest digital camera leave astronomers in awe

fromTravel + Leisure
5 days ago

One of the Best Meteor Showers of the Year Is About to Begin-and It Can Be Seen Across the U.S.

The annual Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on the night of Aug. 12 and before dawn on Aug. 13, with an average of up to 100 meteors per hour.
Science
#cosmology
#nasa
#photography
fromColossal
1 week ago
Photography

The ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 Shortlist Revels in Our Remarkable Solar System

fromColossal
1 week ago
Photography

The ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2025 Shortlist Revels in Our Remarkable Solar System

#james-webb-space-telescope
#exoplanets
fromWIRED
1 week ago
Science

A Giant Planet and a Small Star Are Shaking Up Conventional Cosmological Theory

fromWIRED
1 week ago
Science

A Giant Planet and a Small Star Are Shaking Up Conventional Cosmological Theory

fromTime Out London
1 week ago

Greenwich's legendary observatory is getting a massive 77 million makeover

Founded 350 years ago, the Royal Observatory Greenwich is Britain's oldest purpose-built scientific institution. It is the birthplace of modern astronomy and the home of the Prime Meridian and Greenwich Mean Time.
Renovation
#solar-system
fromFast Company
1 week ago

Full moon July 2025: Why is it called the 'Buck Moon' and when is the best time to see it?

July's full moon is known as the "Buck Moon," which gets its name due to the time of year when male deer have impressively full antlers.
Science
#white-dwarf
#3iatlas
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Rise of the planet of the zombie bugs: Books in brief

In horror fiction, a zombie is a human ghost or spirit "somewhere between living and dead, puppeted by external forces". This book explores real zombies in the natural world: organisms that lose control to exploitative parasites as seen in a tropical wasp that paralyses a cockroach, leading to its consumption by the wasp's young. This concept may extend to humans being susceptible to 'zombie bugs'.
Science
#milky-way
#interstellar-object
fromwww.thelocal.se
2 weeks ago

'Hell of a bang': Did you see the fireball that lit up the Stockholm night sky?

According to his estimates, the bolide passed Stockholm at around an altitude of 30 kilometres. You can see meteors every night, but one this nice you maybe see once every five years.
Science
#light-pollution
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago
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As light pollution increases, West Texas works to protect the world's largest 'dark sky reserve'

Davis Mountains State Park offers some of the darkest nighttime skies in the world, attracting visitors to enjoy celestial observations under minimal light pollution.
fromBig Think
2 weeks ago
Science

5 ways our naked-eye views of the night sky deceive us

The night sky's beauty conceals complex realities about stars and light pollution reducing visibility.
#asteroids
#vera-c-rubin-observatory
fromKqed
3 weeks ago
Photography

A New Camera, Built in the Bay Area, Brings the Mysteries of the Universe Into Focus | KQED

fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
OMG science

The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

fromKqed
3 weeks ago
Photography

A New Camera, Built in the Bay Area, Brings the Mysteries of the Universe Into Focus | KQED

fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
OMG science

The Largest Camera Ever Built Releases Its First Images of the Cosmos

#space-exploration
#astrotourism
#star-formation
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Is AI watching you? The hidden links between research and surveillance

AI research in computer vision is largely directed towards surveillance applications, highlighting ethical issues.
Artificial intelligence
#jwst
#data-collection
fromwww.bbc.com
3 weeks ago

First celestial image unveiled from revolutionary telescope

The Vera C Rubin Observatory, now operational in Chile, offers unprecedented views of the universe, enhancing our knowledge about dark matter and solar system objects.
OMG science
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Scientists Working to Decode Signal From Earliest Years of Universe

This is a unique opportunity to learn how the universe's first light emerged from the darkness. The transition from a cold, dark universe to one filled with stars is a story we're only beginning to understand.
OMG science
fromConde Nast Traveler
1 month ago

A Guide to Stargazing in Wadi Rum, Jordan's Dark Sky Enclave

In Wadi Rum, the night sky is so clear that familiar patterns emerge with striking clarity, showcasing a dense river of stars that seems almost tangible.
Roam Research
#summer-solstice
fromKqed
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

When Is the Summer Solstice? Plus, Science Events to Celebrate | KQED

fromKqed
1 month ago
East Bay (California)

When Is the Summer Solstice? Plus, Science Events to Celebrate | KQED

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