... powerful but problem-prone James Webb Space Telescope, would be able to detect them. “Throughout the history of astronomy, telescopes have become more powerful, allowing us to probe sources from successively earlier cosmic times — ever closer...
... Flatiron Institute’s Center for Computational Astrophysics and lead author of the study published this week in Nature Astronomy. Located around 140 parsecs away, the Ophiuchus cloud complex is a haven of dense protostellar cores in various stages...
... from two massive stars that merged before the explosion. Their findings are published today in Nature Astronomy. Such an event so far only exists in theory and has never been confirmed through astronomical observations. Dr. Matt...
... past and future evolution of our universe. The operations ground segment relies strongly on heritage from previous astronomy and other science missions (Herschel/Planck, Gaia, etc) but there are a number of specific challenges and...
... inspiration from a new source. In 2009, my brother-in-law Steve Young, founder of the British-based international magazine Astronomy Now, gave me a copy of his newly published 10th Anniversary edition entitled Hubble Reborn - The Story of the...
... an open receiver that is capable of tuning into multiple frequencies, and adjusting to each as needed. Just as multi-messenger astronomy can pick up cosmic ripples that are otherwise too faint to observe, a vibrant and inclusive capacity across...