...are swamped by their own heat, rendering them useless for astronomy. Nearly all of JWST is passively cooled using a massive...Fifth Star Labs Sky Guide App, co-host of the Awesome Astronomy podcast, and frequently appears on radio and BBC TV. Jeni loves...
...better view of the Moon” to “possibly discover your own asteroid.” It would be a mistake to suggest that amateur astronomy is a phenomenon that exists purely for pleasure. Amateur astronomers regularly make important contributions to science – simply...
...), said that he still believed regaining control of the Hitomi astronomy satellite was possible, but is likely to take a few ...figure out the state of its health. Hitomi, an x-ray astronomy satellite, was launched on February 17th and was in the middle...
... revolutionary," said Jonathan Feng, professor of physics & astronomy and lead author of the research paper that worked ...unknown,” said co-author Timothy Tait, professor of physics & astronomy also at UCl. As with most scientific breakthroughs, this ...
... Smadar Naoz, a UCLA assistant professor of physics and astronomy, and a co-author of the study. But, “... evolution," said Michael Fitzgerald, UCLA associate professor of physics and astronomy, and the study's other co-author. "We're seeing this young ...
... to really understand the processes behind planet formation.” Thomas Henning, director at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy and leader of the teams, summarises the scientific adventure: “After more than a decade of enormous efforts to build...