In results announced this week at the 237th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, scientists from the Sloan Digital Sky survey present the most detailed look yet at the warp of our own galaxy.
Astronomy
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Another great photo opportunity occurs Monday after sundown: the Winter Solstice and the sighting of the "Christmas Star."
Space Exploration
Dec 21, 2020
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An astro-statistics course University of California, Riverside, graduate student Remington O. Sexton took three years ago taught him techniques that led him to develop free, open-source code benefiting astronomers everywhere.
Astronomy
Dec 16, 2020
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A drone has been converted into a flying flamethrower in central China in a fiery campaign to eradicate more than 100 wasp nests.
Ecology
Dec 12, 2020
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Stargazers across the northern hemisphere could see as many as 70 meteors an hour this coming Sunday, as the Geminids meteor shower reaches its peak. Prospects for what should be this year's best display of meteors are particularly ...
Space Exploration
Dec 11, 2020
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An initially promising U.S. forecast for the northern lights has gone bust.
Environment
Dec 10, 2020
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Gigantic hot gas structures above and below the galactic disc are probably due to shock waves generated by past energetic activity in the center of our galaxy.
Astronomy
Dec 10, 2020
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The stars are constantly moving across the sky. Known as proper motion, this motion is imperceptible to the unaided eye but is being measured with increasing precision by Gaia. This animation shows the proper motions of 40 ...
Astronomy
Dec 4, 2020
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Astronomers have mapped about a million previously undiscovered galaxies beyond the Milky Way, in the most detailed survey of the southern sky ever carried out using radio waves.
Astronomy
Dec 1, 2020
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A brightly burning meteor was seen plunging from the sky in wide areas of Japan, capturing attention on television and social media.
Space Exploration
Nov 30, 2020
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