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Black holes observed colliding when universe was only 740m years old
A pair of black holes has been observed colliding in the ancient universe for the first time. The observations, by the James Webb Space Telescope, reveal a merger of two galaxies and the monster black holes at their centres when the universe was just 740m years old, about a 20th of its current age. The…
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James Webb Space Telescope sees black holes stop star formation in massive galaxies
May 15, 2024 Cosmos Cosmos is a quarterly science magazine. We aim to inspire curiosity in ‘The Science of Everything’ and make the world of science accessible to everyone. By Cosmos A new study using observations from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) suggests that supermassive black holes are rapidly shutting off star formation in…
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Astronomy & space science workshop series for students
Astronomy & space science workshop series for students The Hans India Hans News Service | 15 May 2024 6:24 AM GMT Highlights The two-hour long workshop, tailored exclusively for students aged 13 to 18 and provided free of charge, explored the dynamism projected by the fluid mechanics. After equipping students with the knowledge, the children…
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How to see the ISS (International Space Station) from your yard
The International Space Station is seen in this 30 second exposure as it flies over Virginia in 2015. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls. Lots of things change in the night sky. Stars rise and set during the night; constellations come and go as the seasons pass; planets waltz along the ecliptic, visiting the zodiacal constellations on their…
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SPACE India, American Center to launch astronomy & space science workshop series
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) SPACE India, a space educational organisation, has joined hands with the American Center to launch an astronomy and space science workshop series, it said on Tuesday. The once-a-month workshop series aims to foster space science and astronomy education at the grassroots level and also marks a significant milestone in the…
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Alarmed by Climate Change, Astronomers Train Their Sights on Earth
A growing number of researchers in the field are using their expertise to fight the climate crisis. On the morning of Jan. 18, 2003, Penny Sackett, then director of the Australian National University’s Mount Stromlo Observatory outside Canberra, received a concerning email from a student at the facility. Bush fires that had been on the…
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SPACE India, American Center to launch astronomy & space science workshop series
SPACE India, American Center to launch astronomy & space science workshop series IANS | 14 May 2024 5:59 AM GMT Highlights SPACE India, a space educational organisation, has joined hands with the American Center to launch an astronomy and space science workshop series, it said on Tuesday. New Delhi: SPACE India, a space educational…
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The New Extremely Large Telescopes And The US’ Waning Influence In Astronomy
For many decades, the USA has been at the forefront of astronomy, whether with ground-based telescopes or space-based observatories like Hubble and the JWST. Yet this is now at risk as US astronomers are forced to choose between funding either the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) or the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) as part of the…
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Giant structure in space challenges our understanding of the universe
About 9.2 billion light-years from Earth is a colossal structure which has confounded astronomers. The discovery might upend current cosmological theories. What they’ve found is a 1.3-billion-light-year-across, almost perfect ring of galaxies. No such structure has been seen before. And it doesn’t match any known formation mechanism. It has been dubbed the “Big Ring.” The…
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Expert Commentary: What caused so many auroras this weekend, and could we see more?
13 May 2024 Expert commentary Solar flares and storms have the potential to damage satellites, knock down power grids, and — as seen this weekend — trigger bright auroras. Solar activity is closely linked with the number of sunspots, or bundles of magnetically charged plasma, which can collide, shear, and snap, sending strong radiation out…