21 March 2019
Citizen science project turns research into a quest
The International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research in Western Australia is inviting “citizen scientists” around the world to become Astro Questers. After 210 nights of ...
August 2020
Battle for the night sky - from telescopes to ad-breaks
... that faces disruption from the operation of these very large constellations. While the frequencies used in radio astronomy enjoy projection, radio astronomers observe across ranges of wavelengths outside of the protected range. The IAU statement...
March 2021
Messier 82’s starburst magnetic highway
... on next page). The Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) in flight above Southern California’s high ...former chair of the Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy; she lectures and writes on topics such as unconscious bias,...
16 July 2018
Science begins with South Africa's super radio telescope
...even larger. Built and operated by the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory (SARAO) in the semi-arid Karoo region of...ALMA) in Chile, which is already revolutionising areas of astronomy, has around 66 operational antennas and a total collecting ...
31 July 2020
Amazon's Kuiper mega constellation gets FCC approval
... the potential to disrupt astronomical observations in radio frequency bands, as some radio bands not allocated to the radio astronomy service are still used by astronomers. While Kuiper does not intend to transmit in bands allocated for radio...
26 June 2017
Degree options for those seeking a future in the space programme
... MCE degree. An online civil engineering programme could lead to many different careers in civil or structural engineering. Astronomy Astronomy might be the first degree you think of when it comes to pursuing a career in space. Astronomers specialise...
