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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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JUN 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 BouchardMAR 15, 2020Space & Astronomy
2020 was expected to play host to a plethora of Martian missions, including the United States’ Mars 2020 rover, wh ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 12, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Erwin Schroedinger, a Nobel-winning physicist and quantum mechanics pioneer, developed a set of concepts that are fundam ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAR 01, 2020Space & Astronomy
When you’re an astronomer, you come to grips with the fact that the job involves a lot of waiting and watching as ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA recently retired its Spitzer Space Telescope, one of four specialized space-based observatories that together made ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 04, 2020Chemistry & Physics
Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are among the most explosive and energetic celestial events that have been observed by astronomer ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 02, 2020Space & Astronomy
NASA is always sending spacecraft into space to explore the universe around us; be it the close-proximity stellar neighb ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 22, 2020Space & Astronomy
An international team of astronomers funded in part by NASA has found the farthest galaxy group identified to date. ...Written By: Vanesa NikolovaJAN 19, 2020Space & Astronomy
The Cassini-Huygens mission officially came to an end in September 2017 when it came dangerously close to running of fue ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 12, 2020Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are continuously searching for exoplanets in the deepest reaches of our galaxy, and while the Kepler Space T ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 09, 2020Chemistry & Physics
When we talk about about particle accelerators, the idea of enormous machines with the size of a warehouse and ...Written By: Daniel DuanJAN 07, 2020Space & Astronomy
While most people are familiar with the planets residing in our solar system from lessons taught back in grade school, i ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2020Chemistry & Physics
It is safe to say that astrophysicist Edwin Hubble redefined the universe as we knew back in the early 20th century.&nbs ...Written By: Daniel Duan
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
MAR 15, 2020
Space & Astronomy
2020 was expected to play host to a plethora of Martian missions, including the United States’ Mars 2020 rover, wh
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 12, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Erwin Schroedinger, a Nobel-winning physicist and quantum mechanics pioneer, developed a set of concepts that are fundam
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAR 01, 2020
Space & Astronomy
When you’re an astronomer, you come to grips with the fact that the job involves a lot of waiting and watching as
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA recently retired its Spitzer Space Telescope, one of four specialized space-based observatories that together made
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 04, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
Gamma-ray bursts (GRB) are among the most explosive and energetic celestial events that have been observed by astronomer
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 02, 2020
Space & Astronomy
NASA is always sending spacecraft into space to explore the universe around us; be it the close-proximity stellar neighb
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 22, 2020
Space & Astronomy
An international team of astronomers funded in part by NASA has found the farthest galaxy group identified to date.
...
Written By:
Vanesa Nikolova
JAN 19, 2020
Space & Astronomy
The Cassini-Huygens mission officially came to an end in September 2017 when it came dangerously close to running of fue
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 12, 2020
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers are continuously searching for exoplanets in the deepest reaches of our galaxy, and while the Kepler Space T
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 09, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
When we talk about about particle accelerators, the idea of enormous machines with the size of a warehouse and
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
JAN 07, 2020
Space & Astronomy
While most people are familiar with the planets residing in our solar system from lessons taught back in grade school, i
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2020
Chemistry & Physics
It is safe to say that astrophysicist Edwin Hubble redefined the universe as we knew back in the early 20th century.&nbs
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan