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Astronomy May 22, 2018

An expanding universe and distant stars—tips on how to experience cosmology from your backyard

For people like me, light years, the expanding universe and the Big Bang are part of daily language.

Astronomy May 18, 2018

Amateur astronomer's data helps scientists discover a new exoplanet

Scientists at Kourovka Astronomical Observatory of Ural Federal University have discovered a new exoplanet.

Space Exploration May 10, 2018

'New views of Jupiter' showcases swirling clouds on giant planet

Members of NASA's Juno mission team, some of the world's leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe will attend a workshop 'New Views of Jupiter: Pro-Am Collaborations during and beyond the ...

Astronomy May 1, 2018

Phased array feed imaging system broadens vision for radio astronomy

To accelerate the pace of discovery and exploration of the cosmos, a multi-institution team of astronomers and engineers has developed a new and improved version of an unconventional radio-astronomy imaging system known as ...

Astronomy Apr 13, 2018

Satellite aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones

There are potentially thousands of planets that lie just outside our solar system—galactic neighbors that could be rocky worlds or more tenuous collections of gas and dust. Where are these closest exoplanets located? And ...

Space Exploration Apr 11, 2018

TESS readies for takeoff

Satellite developed by MIT aims to discover thousands of nearby exoplanets, including at least 50 Earth-sized ones.

Optics & Photonics Mar 5, 2018

FlatScope: Team designs lens-free fluorescent microscope

Lenses are no longer necessary for some microscopes, according to Rice University engineers developing FlatScope, a thin fluorescent microscope whose abilities promise to surpass those of old-school devices.

Earth Sciences Feb 28, 2018

Lightning mapping sensor will provide scientists with unique stereo view

With the scheduled March 1 launch of a new weather satellite, scientists at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) are looking forward to getting a unique stereo view of lightning in storms over the United States.

Space Exploration Feb 19, 2018

Astrophotographer captures Musk's Tesla Roadster moving through space

An astrophotographer in California has captured images of Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster on its journey around our sun. In the early morning of February 9th, Rogelio Bernal Andreo captured images of the Roadster as it appeared ...

Ecology Jan 10, 2018

New tipping point prediction model offers insights to diminishing bee colonies

A new method to predict tipping points - the moment at which sudden change occurs in complex networked systems - may offer insights that prevent colony collapse disorder (CCD), a phenomenon in which the majority of worker ...

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