Tag: astronomy
Space and Man(3), by Afe Babalola
Continued from Space and Man(2), by Afe BabalolaThe solar system’s secrets: Planets, moons, and the quest for life beyond earthAs we explore the vast...
Space and Man(2), by Afe Babalola
continued from Space and Man (1)The beginning of SpaceSpace begins where Earth’s atmosphere thins and gives way to the near-vacuum of outer space. The...
Renowned astronomer who discovered Saturn’s largest moon was probably nearsighted, his telescopes show
A new study has revealed that famous Dutch astronomer Christiaan Huygens was probably nearsighted, which explains why his telescopes weren't quite as good as...
SpaceX and astronomers come to agreement on reducing Starlink astronomy impact
By John LoefflerWith the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope, as with the Hubble Space Telescope before it, space-based astronomy gets a lot...
Explosion Imminent: Massive Stars Sound Warning They Are About To Go Supernova
By ROYAL ASTRONOMICAL SOCIETYAstronomers from Liverpool John Moores University and the University of Montpellier have devised an ‘early warning’ system to sound the alert...
Two experts break down the James Webb Space Telescopes’s first images, and explain what we’ve already learnt
By Karl Glazebrook, Swinburne University of Technology and Simon Driver, The University of Western AustraliaToday we saw the release of the first batch of...