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Category Archives: Astronomy
What we found when we went looking for another Earth
n the last few years, scientists have discovered thousands of exoplanets – and a lot of them are surprisingly weird. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don’t miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Watch part 2, How to find a … Continue reading
BBC Radio 4 – The Blind Astronomer
Kate Molleson tells the story of Wanda Diaz-Merced and her pioneering work with sound. This is the story, and the sound, of Puerto Rican scientist Wanda Díaz-Merced, who is revolutionising astronomy by turning data from space into audio that can … Continue reading
Astronomy Photographer of the Year: ‘Once in a lifetime’ picture of comet wins award | BBC News
By Georgina Rannard BBC News Climate & Science Disconnection Event won the Astronomy Photograph of the Year award A rare photograph of a comet that will never be seen from Earth again has won a prestigious photography prize. The image … Continue reading
JWST Captures Nearly Perfect Einstein Ring Galaxy Light-Years Away | My Modern Met
By Madyson DeJausserand on September 9, 2022 This is the most perfectly captured Einstein ring. A ring to rule them all…my preciousss… From capturing spectacular spiral galaxies to searching for life on other planets to revealing auroras on Jupiter, the … Continue reading
This Is What a Supermassive Black Hole Sounds Like! Real Sound Recording 2022 (4K)
Have you ever wondered what a supermassive black hole sounds like? Black holes are powerful cosmic objects that are so monstrous that not even light can escape their grasp. So how could such a thing make any sound? Well, since … Continue reading
Solar system science from the James Webb Space Telescope – with Naomi Rowe-Gurney
What is the JWST, and what big science questions can it answer? Join NASA scientist Naomi as she discusses the new JWST images, along with her research into the ice giants, Uranus and Neptune, and the many other areas that … Continue reading
An astrophysicist explains the first JWST science images
The first science images from JWST are absolutely spectacular, but what are we seeing in them and what can learn from them? I’ve been at the National Astronomy Meeting at the University of Warwick all week with 500 of my … Continue reading
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope Reveals Astounding, Unprecedented Views of the Universe | Colossal
JULY 12, 2022. GRACE EBERT “Cosmic Cliffs” in the Carina Nebula. All images courtesy of NASA, ESA, CSA, and STScI NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope unveiled its first-ever collection of high-resolution color images capturing an exceptional amount of detail about … Continue reading