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New Museum Dedicated To Astronomy And Space Science Inaugurated In Kolkata
<!– –> The museum was inaugurated by Rakesh Sharma, the celebrated 1st Indian astronaut to venture into space. Kolkata: A galaxy of exhibits – from strands of Neil Armstrong’s hair to rocks from the moon and Mars – await enthusiasts at this new “one-of-its-kind” museum of astronomy and space science. The 1,200-artefact-strong repository, which has…
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Supermassive black hole seen spinning ropes of plasma like a cosmic spider
Like a monstrous cosmic spider, a distant supermassive black hole is spinning a jet of plasma into a twisted rope and blasting it out at near-light speed. Astronomers witnessed this spectacular sight with a network of radio telescopes, including the RadioAstron space telescope, that are combined to form an Earth-sized antenna. Specifically, this network was…
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Infrared aurora on Uranus confirmed for the 1st time
Astronomers using archived data from the giant Keck II telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii have successfully glimpsed Uranus’ infrared aurora for the first time. Like auroras on Earth, those on Uranus are caused when charged particles riding the solar wind interact with the planet’s magnetic field and are funneled along magnetic field lines toward…
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NASA’s Lucy will fly by tiny asteroid nicknamed ‘Dinky’
The Lucy spacecraft flies by asteroid Dinkinesh in this artist’s concept. Credit: NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Since its launch two years ago, NASA’s Lucy mission has been traveling the inner solar system on its way to explore Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids. In total, the spacecraft will fly by 10 small, rocky worlds — and its…
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NASA shares image of spooky ‘face’ on Jupiter
NASA shared this image of clouds and storms on Jupiter that resemble a face. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS Image processing by Vladimir Tarasov The folks at NASA not only explore space and do the other cool stuff they do, they’ve also got a great sense of timing. The agency shared this photo of what looks like a…
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Best telescopes for beginners to view planets, galaxies, and more
The best telescopes for beginners are the ones that don’t end up in a closet. Maybe you have had a casual interest in astronomy for years, looking up at the night sky every chance you get. Or maybe you’ve just recently become interested in the wonders hanging high above our heads. Either way, you’ve decided…
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Should you buy a telescope on Black Friday/Cyber Monday 2023?
Black Friday is a shopping holiday celebrated annually on the fourth Friday of November, the Friday after Thanksgiving. This year it falls on November 24th 2023. It is traditionally the start of the holiday shopping season, and many retailers offer significant discounts on a wide range of their stock. Millions of shoppers participate each year,…
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The Sky This Week from October 27 to November 3: The dark side of space
The dark “tail” visible behind the Cocoon Nebula (IC5146) is cataloged as B168 and sometimes called the Dark Cigar. Credit: Kees Scherer (Flickr) Friday, October 27Take some time to watch the famous star Arcturus setting in the western sky early this evening. Depending on your location, the bright, orange-hued giant will be low in the…
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Media Invitation: Euclid mission to release first full-colour images of the cosmos on 7 November
Science & Exploration 27/10/2023 114 views 6 likes ESA’s Director of Science Carole Mundell and leading scientists from across Europe will gather at ESA’s Space Operations Centre in Darmstadt, Germany, to discuss with Media the first, razor-sharp astronomical images of the Euclid mission, looking for mysterious, dark matter and energy. Never before has a space…
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Webb Telescope sees explosion 1 million times brighter than the Milky Way
(CNN) — The James Webb Space Telescope and other observatories witnessed a massive explosion in space that created rare chemical elements, some of which are necessary for life. The explosion, which occurred on March 7, was the second brightest gamma-ray burst ever witnessed by telescopes in more than 50 years of observations, over one million…