22 May 2017
Researchers create largest-ever 3D map of the Universe
... by an international collaboration of scientists using the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS), not only reveals the large-scale structure ...size of any future maps. Soon, a new generation of sky surveys that will increase the fidelity of the maps by ...
10 April 2020
A recently discovered stellar black hole could be the most massive yet, say astronomers
..., astronomers rely on instruments to continually sweep the skies looking for transient signals that could the point the...Built by Japan, MAXI surveys around 85 percent of the sky approximately every 92 minutes looking for two distinct types of X-...
April 2021
Satellites in the cloud: data from orbit
... to the cloud is more a strategic imperative, with business agility and IT flexibility being key drivers. NSR (Northern Sky Research), a global market research and consulting firm focused on the satellite and space sectors, forecasts upwards...
03 June 2020
New study challenges the assumption that the Universe doesn't spin
... structure of the Universe such as the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) and the Panoramic Survey Telescope and ... and consistent patterns," of the galaxies. "We have two different sky surveys showing the exact same patterns, even when the galaxies are...
18 July 2016
NASA unveils new Mars 2020 rover
... a distance. If that wasn’t enough then a ground-penetrating radar will assess sub-surface geologic structure. The sky crane landing system currently used on Curiosity will also get a make over for the Mars 2020...
07 September 2016
Astronomers reveal the clearest picture yet of how the galaxy formed
Using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers based at Notre Dame have used colours to identify the approximate ages of more than 130,...
