How to Explore the Night Sky Without a Telescope
When you want to observe the night sky without using a telescope, you should first of all choose a night that is completely cloudless. Also, remember that the moon […]
Chinese Ancient Astronomy
The ancient history of the Chinese astronomy is a rich and fascinating one. Much surprising things came to light while unearthing Chinese history in the field of astronomy. The […]
Buckyballs Could Be Plentiful in the Universe
An infrared photo of the Small Magellanic Cloud taken by Spitzer is shown here in this artist’s illustration, with two callouts. The middle callout shows a magnified view of an […]
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Blazar Jets
A 5000 light year long jet observable in optical light from the giant elliptical galaxy M87 – which is not technically a blazar, because its jet isn’t aligned with the […]
Astronomers discover most massive neutron star yet known
Public release date: 27-Oct-2010 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Dave Finley dfinley@nrao.edu 575-835-7302 National Radio Astronomy Observatory Astronomers using the National Science Foundation’s Green Bank Telescope (GBT) have […]