Category Archives: Astronomy

We Found One of The Largest Structures in the Universe – South Pole Wall

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the discovery of one of the largest objects in the universe known as South Pole Wall. Paper: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10… Video by the science team:  

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Why does the Southern Hemisphere get the best view of the Milky Way?! | The Galactic Seasons

I am a disgruntled Northern Hemisphere astronomer. Where is my amazing overhead view of the centre of the Milky Way, like what the Southern Hemisphere gets?! It’s because nothing lines up nicely in space so we’re currently in the middle … Continue reading

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Second cable failure puts iconic Arecibo Observatory at risk of collapse – Physics World

‘Crisis’ as second cable snaps supporting a metal tower platform above the telescope’s main reflector dish   A second cable has failed at the iconic Arecibo Observatory in Puerto Rico – and engineering teams have been brought in to assess the … Continue reading

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Stunning Photographs Capture the International Space Station Traveling Across the Sun and Moon

Back in October, Sacramento-based photographer Andrew McCarthy staked out in his backyard to document the International Space Station on one of its trips across the sun. Using two scopes, he successfully captured the image, which frames the station in the upper … Continue reading

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Everything We Know So Far About Phosphine On Venus feat. Dr Clara Sousa-Silva

Dr. Clara Sousa-Silva is the co-author on the study about Phosphine on Venus. We ask her some questions from you about the discovery. Astrum merch now available! See below: Apparel: teespring.com/stores/astrum-space Metal Posters: https://displate.com/promo/astrum?art… SUBSCRIBE for more videos about our … Continue reading

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OSIRIS-REx Touches Asteroid Bennu

NASA’s Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security, Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft unfurled its robotic arm Oct. 20, 2020, and in a first for the agency, briefly touched an asteroid to collect dust and pebbles from the surface for delivery to … Continue reading

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Earth Seems To Be Flying Through a Supernova Right Now

Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a recent discovery that confirms that we are currently traveling through an ancient supernova remnant. More info: https://physics.anu.edu.au/news_event… Papers: https://www.pnas.org/content/117/36/2… https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/201… https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract… Support this channel … Continue reading

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The moon is rusting!

Hi Spacecats, I’m Dr Maggie Lieu and welcome to my channel, where you can find all things space, astronomy and physics! In this week’s video, I talk about a new science result that suggests the Moon is rusting because of … Continue reading

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NASA sent a map to space to help aliens find Earth. Now it needs an update. | National Geographic

A sparkling mass containing at least half a million stars—and some two dozen pulsars—the globular cluster known as 47 Tucanae is one of roughly 150 ancient stellar clumps orbiting the Milky Way galaxy. PHOTOGRAPH BY F. FERRARO, EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY … Continue reading

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Australian telescope finds no signs of alien technology in 10 million star systems – ICRAR

A radio telescope in outback Western Australia has completed the deepest and broadest search at low frequencies for alien technologies, scanning a patch of sky known to include at least 10 million stars. Astronomers used the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA) … Continue reading

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