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Telescopes are optical tools used by astronomers to visualize distant objects. There are many types of telescopes including optical, radio, X-ray, and Gamma-ray telescopes. The first known telescopes were invented in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 17th century.
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SEP 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 LeitchAUG 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
If a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, the forces exerted on the star tear it to shreds, generating a hu ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAUG 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Ohio State University have theorized that there may be more rogue planets (planets that don't orbit ...Written By: Annie LennonAUG 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 31, 2020Space & Astronomy
From analyzing ancient light emitted by the Big Bang, physicists have been able to provide a new estimate of the Earth&# ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 30, 2020Space & Astronomy
During a project sponsored by Space India and NASA, two schoolgirls aged 14 in the 10th grade discovered an asteroid nea ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 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 10, 2020Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro ...Written By: Annie LennonJUL 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 LeitchJUN 29, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to send us incredible images of space. It has recently captured an image involving ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 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 LennonJUN 25, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat ...Written By: Daniel DuanJUN 20, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Research published in The Astrophysical Journal identifies a way to detect periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active g ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 16, 2020Space & Astronomy
Just over a year ago, astronomers tapped into the power of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a network of eight radio t ...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 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 BouchardAPR 27, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope surpassed its 30th year in space on Friday, April 24th. Being that it’s one of the most ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 21, 2020Space & Astronomy
Oumuamua received tons of attention from astronomers once it was confirmed to be an interstellar object of unknown origi ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2020Chemistry & Physics
New information on the solar neighborhood has allowed researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Un ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
Anyone who can tilt their head up enough to glance at the night sky would be able to tell you that outer space looks bla ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 15, 2020Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Earth and its many ‘normal’ characteristics for granted, but there are so many exoplanet ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
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
AUG 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
If a star gets too close to a supermassive black hole, the forces exerted on the star tear it to shreds, generating a hu
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
AUG 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Researchers from Ohio State University have theorized that there may be more rogue planets (planets that don't orbit
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 31, 2020
Space & Astronomy
From analyzing ancient light emitted by the Big Bang, physicists have been able to provide a new estimate of the Earth&#
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
JUL 30, 2020
Space & Astronomy
During a project sponsored by Space India and NASA, two schoolgirls aged 14 in the 10th grade discovered an asteroid nea
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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 10, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Scientists have spotted a new kind of signal in space- four strange, circular objects. Three are particularly bright aro
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
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
JUN 29, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope continues to send us incredible images of space. It has recently captured an image involving
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
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
JUN 25, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Since the first discovery thirteen years ago, fast radio bursts (FRBs), a type of short radio pulses, have been fascinat
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JUN 20, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Research published in The Astrophysical Journal identifies a way to detect periodic gamma-ray emissions from 11 active g
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 16, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Just over a year ago, astronomers tapped into the power of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a network of eight radio t
...
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 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
APR 27, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope surpassed its 30th year in space on Friday, April 24th. Being that it’s one of the most
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 21, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Oumuamua received tons of attention from astronomers once it was confirmed to be an interstellar object of unknown origi
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
New information on the solar neighborhood has allowed researchers from the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the Un
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Anyone who can tilt their head up enough to glance at the night sky would be able to tell you that outer space looks bla
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 15, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Many of us take the Earth and its many ‘normal’ characteristics for granted, but there are so many exoplanet
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard