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An observatory is a location or structure used to study animals, geological, or astronomical changes. Observatories can be ground based, space based, or airborne.
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OCT 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
In work that could help scientists understand how matter behaves when it's close to supermassive black holes, a star has ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal takes a new look at sunspots in order to understand stellar activi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 09, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found evidence of nanojets (bright, thin lights) in the solar atmosphere, also known as the corona. The ...Written By: Annie LennonOCT 08, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an array of four individual telescopes in the ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 03, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide insight on how supermas ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 20, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists were stunned to discover possible signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Their initial findings were confi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Most matter, and about a quarter of the mass-energy in the universe is thought to be made of dark matter, but we still d ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
A bulky black hole, which may have already been the product of a black hole merger, appears to have tangled with a more ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 18, 2020Space & Astronomy
An object hurtling through our solar system known as 'Oumuamua' is our first visitor from another solar sys ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
With the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have identified a very young gala ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
The NEOWISE comet will get closest to Earth on July 22 and will begin to fade from view after that.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 13, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 06, 2020Space & Astronomy
Fast radio bursts are intense pulses of energy that come from light years away, popping fir a few milliseconds before di ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 03, 2020Earth & The Environment
A crucial new resource has been added to climate science recently: the most recent edition of the South American Drought ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 30, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Physicists often ponder in an unusual way: they use one unsolved problem as a hypothetic solution to another, hoping to ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 29, 2020Earth & The Environment
A giant plume of dust from the Saharan Desert has been traveling over the Gulf of Mexico, Central American, and into the ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 26, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus ...Written By: Annie LennonMAY 17, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Sun is just one of countless stars that exist in our universe. But it’s one of the most prominent because it&r ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 17, 2020Space & Astronomy
Of all the exoplanetary systems that astronomers have discovered to date, perhaps one of the most intriguing of those is ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 03, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope has officially spent three decades in outer space, making it one of the most renowned space o ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 28, 2020Space & Astronomy
When the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov made its first appearance in our solar system, astronomers were quick to turn the ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
In work that could help scientists understand how matter behaves when it's close to supermassive black holes, a star has
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
A recent study published in the Astrophysical Journal takes a new look at sunspots in order to understand stellar activi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 09, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found evidence of nanojets (bright, thin lights) in the solar atmosphere, also known as the corona. The
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
OCT 08, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Very Large Telescope (VLT) of the European Southern Observatory (ESO), an array of four individual telescopes in the
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 03, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New observations from the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT) provide insight on how supermas
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 20, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists were stunned to discover possible signs of life in the atmosphere of Venus. Their initial findings were confi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Most matter, and about a quarter of the mass-energy in the universe is thought to be made of dark matter, but we still d
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
A bulky black hole, which may have already been the product of a black hole merger, appears to have tangled with a more
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 18, 2020
Space & Astronomy
An object hurtling through our solar system known as 'Oumuamua' is our first visitor from another solar sys
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
AUG 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
With the power of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers have identified a very young gala
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers were studying a massive star in the Kinman Dwarf Galaxy from 2001 to 2011. When they went back in 2019 to lo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The NEOWISE comet will get closest to Earth on July 22 and will begin to fade from view after that.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 13, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have reported the discovery of a vast stream of stars called Nyx in the vicinity of the sun.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 06, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Fast radio bursts are intense pulses of energy that come from light years away, popping fir a few milliseconds before di
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 03, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A crucial new resource has been added to climate science recently: the most recent edition of the South American Drought
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 30, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Physicists often ponder in an unusual way: they use one unsolved problem as a hypothetic solution to another, hoping to
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 29, 2020
Earth & The Environment
A giant plume of dust from the Saharan Desert has been traveling over the Gulf of Mexico, Central American, and into the
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 26, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers have found that a nearby red dwarf star, known as Gliese 887, may host three planets, one of which could sus
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
MAY 17, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Sun is just one of countless stars that exist in our universe. But it’s one of the most prominent because it&r
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 17, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Of all the exoplanetary systems that astronomers have discovered to date, perhaps one of the most intriguing of those is
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Black holes are a niche part of astronomy that have captivated some of the greatest astronomers and physicists for decad
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Outer space is chock-full of stars and planets orbiting them, but there’s a fine line between what makes a star a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 03, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope has officially spent three decades in outer space, making it one of the most renowned space o
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 28, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When the interstellar comet 2l/Borisov made its first appearance in our solar system, astronomers were quick to turn the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard