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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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MAY 09, 2019Chemistry & Physics
Since 2009, astrophysicists have been seriously puzzled about an excess of gamma-ray appearing at the center of the Milk ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 08, 2019Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe on the street if they could name some of the solar system’s dwarf planets, Plut ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 07, 2019Space & Astronomy
It was only a month ago that astronomers unveiled the first real image of a black hole, captured with the one and only E ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 01, 2019Space & Astronomy
The lunar eclipse that took place on January 21st was captivating, not only because these kinds of events in general can ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 30, 2019Space & Astronomy
Venus is a particularly strange planet, and this is part of the reason why planetary scientists have taken so much inter ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 26, 2019Chemistry & Physics
The helium hydride cation (HeH+), a molecule formed by the two elements at the top of the periodic table, was first synt ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 23, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA is still planning to launch its Mars 2020 rover next Summer, with an official launch window slated for some time in ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 17, 2019Space & Astronomy
The upcoming infrared-based James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to become the Hubble Space Telescope’s suc ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 16, 2019Space & Astronomy
It’s been almost exactly one year since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 15, 2019Videos
For centuries, physicists have theorized that, with enough mass and density, it is possible that a place exists that cou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 14, 2019Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, much like Earth, but shortly after the start of the 21st century, astronomers seemin ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 10, 2019Space & Astronomy
Black hole illustrations are widely available on the internet, but not a single one of those has been a genuine photogra ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 04, 2019Chemistry & Physics
In a recent publication, a team of Swedish geologists revealed that Earth was once hit by a mega solar storm over 2,600 ...Written By: Daniel DuanAPR 02, 2019Space & Astronomy
At least 69 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter at the time of this writing, which means Jupiter earns the ‘more ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 27, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a bevy of different methods to analyze distant exoplanets, but the GRAVITY instrument attached to the Eu ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 25, 2019Space & Astronomy
While it’s true that astronomers spend much of their time studying our very own solar system for clues surrounding ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 05, 2019Space & Astronomy
An empty fuel tank forced NASA to retire its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of last October, but that doesn’t n ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made history last February when it flew an electric Tesla Roadster supercar into outer space with the help of its ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 01, 2019Chemistry & Physics
GW170817 is the code name given to a gravitational wave (GW) signal back in August 2017. With a duration of about 100 se ...Written By: Daniel DuanFEB 20, 2019Space & Astronomy
Our home planet of Earth only sports a single natural satellite that we subtly refer to as the ‘Moon.’ On th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2019Space & Astronomy
The universe is a gigantic place, and while there’s still much we don’t know about it, that hasn’t sto ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 03, 2019Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have tried to prove the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system for the better part of the last deca ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
AT2018cow, also commonly referred to as the ‘the Cow,’ was an incredibly bright flash of light that astronom ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2019Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent last Summer when a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars. The dust storm last ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
MAY 09, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
Since 2009, astrophysicists have been seriously puzzled about an excess of gamma-ray appearing at the center of the Milk
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 08, 2019
Space & Astronomy
If you were to ask any average Joe on the street if they could name some of the solar system’s dwarf planets, Plut
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 07, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It was only a month ago that astronomers unveiled the first real image of a black hole, captured with the one and only E
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAY 01, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The lunar eclipse that took place on January 21st was captivating, not only because these kinds of events in general can
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 30, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Venus is a particularly strange planet, and this is part of the reason why planetary scientists have taken so much inter
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 26, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
The helium hydride cation (HeH+), a molecule formed by the two elements at the top of the periodic table, was first synt
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 23, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA is still planning to launch its Mars 2020 rover next Summer, with an official launch window slated for some time in
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 17, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The upcoming infrared-based James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is poised to become the Hubble Space Telescope’s suc
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 16, 2019
Space & Astronomy
It’s been almost exactly one year since a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket ferried NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 15, 2019
Videos
For centuries, physicists have theorized that, with enough mass and density, it is possible that a place exists that cou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 14, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Pluto was once considered a planet, much like Earth, but shortly after the start of the 21st century, astronomers seemin
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 10, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Black hole illustrations are widely available on the internet, but not a single one of those has been a genuine photogra
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 04, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
In a recent publication, a team of Swedish geologists revealed that Earth was once hit by a mega solar storm over 2,600
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
APR 02, 2019
Space & Astronomy
At least 69 confirmed moons are orbiting Jupiter at the time of this writing, which means Jupiter earns the ‘more
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 27, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers use a bevy of different methods to analyze distant exoplanets, but the GRAVITY instrument attached to the Eu
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 25, 2019
Space & Astronomy
While it’s true that astronomers spend much of their time studying our very own solar system for clues surrounding
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 05, 2019
Space & Astronomy
An empty fuel tank forced NASA to retire its Kepler Space Telescope at the end of last October, but that doesn’t n
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
SpaceX made history last February when it flew an electric Tesla Roadster supercar into outer space with the help of its
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 01, 2019
Chemistry & Physics
GW170817 is the code name given to a gravitational wave (GW) signal back in August 2017. With a duration of about 100 se
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
FEB 20, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Our home planet of Earth only sports a single natural satellite that we subtly refer to as the ‘Moon.’ On th
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2019
Space & Astronomy
The universe is a gigantic place, and while there’s still much we don’t know about it, that hasn’t sto
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 03, 2019
Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have tried to prove the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system for the better part of the last deca
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
AT2018cow, also commonly referred to as the ‘the Cow,’ was an incredibly bright flash of light that astronom
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2019
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s Opportunity rover fell silent last Summer when a planet-wide dust storm enveloped Mars. The dust storm last
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard