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IAU-OAD to Fund 13 Astronomy-for-Development Projects in 2025
January 28, 2025 Source: Office of Astronomy for Development (OAD) The International Astronomical Union’s Office of Astronomy for Development (IAU-OAD) will support 13 global projects in 2025, selected to receive a total of EUR 69,500. Two ongoing multi-year projects have received EUR 21,000 for their second and third year of funding. This represents a 42.48%…
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Astronomers discover 196-foot asteroid with 1-in-83 chance of hitting Earth in 2032
A newly discovered asteroid, designated 2024 YR4, has a 1-in-83 chance of striking Earth in December of 2032. The asteroid is estimated to be 196 feet (60 meters) wide, and it is currently 27 million miles away. The near-Earth object (NEO) discovered in 2024, which is around half as wide as a football field is…
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Space Industry Adds Threats to Astronomy, Light Pollution Remains a Big Problem
Rocket exhaust created a multi-tailed plume after the Firefly Alpha launch from Vandenburg Space Force Base on September 14, 2023, as seen from McDonald Observatory, Texas, 1,000 miles away. Stephen Hummel (McDonald Observatory) Satellites provide so many benefits it’s hard to imagine life without them, from predicting our weather to guiding our travel to providing…
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Astronomers call for global ban on space advertising visible from Earth
Astronomers are raising concerns about the growing threat of space advertising that could be visible from the ground, calling for an international ban to preserve the integrity of the night sky for scientific research. At a briefing during the 245th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) earlier this month, the organization announced a statement…
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Young Sheldon Of India: 14-Year-Old Daksh Malik Discovers An Asteroid, Gets A Nod From NASA, Says ‘Want To Name It T-Minus’
At just 14, Daksh Malik, has etched his name in the vast cosmos by achieving what many can only dream of. His preliminary detection of an asteroid, submitted last year, has been officially confirmed by NASA as a ‘Provisional Discovery of a Main Belt Asteroid’. Designated as 2023 OG40, Daksh’s discovery is a groundbreaking achievement…
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Astronomers Discover Exoplanets Falling Apart in Space
Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars’ intense heat. Both are disintegrating before our telescopic eyes, leaving trails of debris similar to a comet’s. Both are ultra-short-period planets (USPs) that orbit their stars rapidly. These planets are a rare sub-class of USPs that are not massive enough…
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Breakthrough technology spots mysterious space signals
New space-sifting technology developed by Australian astronomers and engineers has detected more than 20 mysterious signals, with the scientists hailing the technology as a “game changer for international astronomy.” CRACO, developed by astronomers and engineers at Australia’s national science agency CSIRO and installed on CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope, is made up of a cluster of…
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‘Sifting’ signals from space to detect fast radio bursts
CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope is made up of 36 dishes spread out across 6km on Wajarri Country. Credit: Alex Cherney/CSIRO New Australian-developed technology will aid astronomers search for the source of cosmic signals known as “fast radio bursts” – a mystery which has persisted since their discovery almost 20 years ago. The Commensal Realtime ASKAP…
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New CSIRO technology detects more than 20 mysterious signals in space
More than 20 mysterious signals have been detected in space after a team of Australian researchers began sifting through intergalactic signals. Their success has been likened to sorting through grains of sand at the beach. It was the first trial of new technology developed in Australia by astronomers and engineers at Australia’s national science agency…
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Discovery on Overdrive: Australia’s New Tech Uncovers Mysterious Signals From Deep Space
Wajarri artist, Judith Anaru, painted a fast radio burst as part of a series commissioned by CSIRO to celebrate the research being undertaken with CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope on Wajarri Country. Credit: Judith Anaru, CRAFT, 2019 CRACO, a powerful new telescope technology from Australia, is helping astronomers detect mysterious cosmic signals faster than ever. It…
