AstroAlert: One moon wasn’t enough…
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Astronomers have announced the discovery of a previously unknown moon orbiting the Earth. That’s right, our planet now has two moons. This new one has even been given […]
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AstroAlert: Katherine Johnson, NASA mathematician who broke barriers, has died
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Sad news: Pioneering NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson died today at the age of 101. [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Born in West Virginia in 1918, Johnson was fascinated by […]
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AstroAlert: NASA remasters the ‘Pale Blue Dot” photo of Earth
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Tomorrow marks the 30th anniversary of the iconic “Pale Blue Dot” photo of Earth. To commemorate it, NASA has remastered the photo using state-of-the-art image processing […]
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AstroAlert: Charlotte’s Daydream
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] If you like the intersection of science and art, then you might enjoy this short (1:50) animated film by Dutch artist Marlies van der Wel. She […]
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AstroAlert: The Sun like you’ve never seen it before
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] The image above might look like something you’d want to consult a dermatologist about, but it’s actually the most detailed image of the Sun ever taken. […]
Read MoreAstroAlert: See the Earth spin like never before
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] This is a couple of years old but it has been getting renewed attention recently on social media because it’s pretty amazing. Using a star tracker […]
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AstroAlert: New telescope named in honor of astronomer Vera Rubin
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] It was announced this week that a major new telescope will be named in honor of trailblazing astronomer Vera Rubin, who died in 2016. [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] […]
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AstroAlert: Will the United States lose the Universe?
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] The New York Times has a thought-provoking article today by science journalist Dennis Overbye. It’s a wake-up call for American astronomy as European astronomy in general, […]
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AstroAlert: New NASA ebook shows Earth at night like you’ve never seen it before
[vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] If you’re interested, NASA has just released a new ebook with some stunning views of our little blue planet as seen from the International […]
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AstroAlert: Biggest black hole in the local universe discovered
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Astronomers have discovered the most massive black hole in the nearby universe and it’s a beast, weighing the equivalent of 40 billion suns. The black hole […]
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AstroAlert: Superfast star found leaving the Milky Way at 4 million miles per hour
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] Astronomers have discovered one of the fastest moving stars ever, and it appears to have been flung out of our galaxy by the supermassive black hole […]
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AstroAlert: Cosmos returns!
Hi everyone, [vcex_spacing size=”10px”] If you enjoyed Carl Sagan’s original Cosmos television series from the 1980s and/or its more recent sequel hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, then here’s some good news. National […]
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