Scientists spot hidden companions of bright stars Photographing faint objects close to bright stars is incredibly difficult. Yet, by combining data from ESA's Gaia space telescope with ESO's GRAVITY instrument on the ground, scientists managed just ... 06/20/2024 - 3:15 am | View Link
NASA Is Working on a Telescope Meant to Spot Signs of Aliens on Distant Worlds The Habitable Worlds Observatory (HWO) will be the world's first telescope designed to search for signs of alien life on exoplanets ... 06/20/2024 - 2:06 am | View Link
The Calif. observatory that changed how we think about the universe In the San Gabriel Mountains, George Ellery Hale built the largest telescope in the world. Then he beat his own record again and again. 06/19/2024 - 7:00 am | View Link
Three bright stars mark the beginning of summer. Here's how to spot the 'Summer Triangle' this week. The appearance this week of the three bright Summer Triangle stars — Vega, Deneb and Altair — marks the beginning of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Here's how to spot them. 06/18/2024 - 11:00 am | View Link
Surprising Discovery of Two Ancient Galaxies Exposes Our Cloudy View of the Cosmos Oesch is an expert at finding some of universe’s farthest galaxies. Back in 2016, he and his colleagues detected the 13.4 billion-year-old GN-z11 galaxy, setting a cosmic distance record. GN-z11 ... 06/18/2024 - 2:28 am | View Link