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Beginners in amateur astronomy are faced with a number of different challenges. One of the most daunting is the choice of a telescope.
It’s a question we rarely give much thought; it just does. However, do not sweat, there is a scientific explanation for this commonplace phenomenon.
A weekly addition of some of the more unusual stories and discoveries in space & astronomy from around the world. Updated daily for those wanting a quick update of current events so keep checking back for all the latest space news. (more…)
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This flight was extra special for me because my dad, Arthur L. Levine, worked for NASA. As a human resources administrator, he recruited John Glenn, who in 1962 became the first American to orbit Earth. (more…)
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Think that the Moon is the only object orbiting Earth? You might want to think again. Tiny asteroids pulled in by our planet could be circling the globe. How do we find them?
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A lack of new missions keeps scientists guessing on what shaped the planet’s surface. What happens when scientists fundamentally disagree about planetary bodies? It happens more often than you might think. (more…)
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Nearly all of Mars has been under the assault of a planet-wide dust storm since June. The nerve-wracking question: Is the Opportunity rover OK? The 15-year-old rover has been incommunicado since June 10. (more…)
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In untold ways, humanity remains as clueless about our own star as it was a generation ago. But that should change soon after the successful August 2018 launch of NASA ’s Solar Probe Plus (SPP). (more…)
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Reports started coming into our office from 6.30pm tonight of a mysterious 'cloud' in the night sky in the west. Speculation went wild...it looked like one of the Magellanic clouds, but it wasn't. The answer seemed too unreal to accept.
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Scientists believe they may have caught a glimpse of a parallel universe bumping up against ours. They've seen hints in signals from the most distant points of the universe that suggest something awesome! (more…)
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HOW Jupiter gets its stripes has been one of astronomy’s most enticing mysteries. They are straight. They are clearly defined. They have different colours. Now, qwe may have the chance to explain it all.
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Eta Carinae, a double star system located 7,500 light years away in the constellation Carina, has a combined luminosity of more than 5 million Suns – making it one of the brightest stars in the Milky Way galaxy. (more…)
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Donald Trump’s call for a “Space Force” sounds like something out of this world, but it’s set to come one step closer to reality when the Pentagon delivers to Congress plans to strengthen the Defence Department’s space efforts.
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How does NASA search for new planets, and how do they find them? Sometimes we take for granted all the things we know about our solar system.In this article we will try and answer some perplexing problems.
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Hundreds of people across New South Wales and Victoria have reported seeing a large meteor streak across the sky. People from the NSW north coast and south to Gippsland in Victoria saw the flash of light. (more…)
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More than 2,000 space-related artefacts and mementos collected by Neil Armstrong, the first person to set foot on the moon, are to be sold at a series of auctions beginning in November. (more…)
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JEFF Bezos. NASA. Especially Elon Musk. All are dreaming of transforming Mars from a red dust bowl into a blue-green heaven. All are spending up big in the hope of eventually making it so. Problem is, it’s probably impossible. (more…)
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In August 2018 the planets Mars and Saturn are, one after the other, in opposition to Earth. During this event the planets are relatively close to Earth, allowing astronomers to observe them in greater detail. (more…)
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Canada’s new radio telescope has picked up a mysterious signal from deep space with a frequency so low, it’s never been detected before. The Canadian Hydrogen Intensity Mapping Experiment (CHIME) detected the 'fast radio burst' July 25.
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A regular update on the most important news stories in astronomy and space from the best United States and North American news sources. Breaking news, latest discoveries plus the weird and wonderful. Updated regularly (more…)
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A regular update on the most important news stories in astronomy and space from the best European, British and Asian and partners news sources. Breaking news, latest discoveries plus the weird and wonderful. Updated regularly! (more…)
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