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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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OCT 03, 2015Videos
Scientists are incredibly interested in what may be at the center of gassy planets like Neptune and Uranus. They believe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2015Videos
There are many telescopes here on Earth that scientists use to observe the distant worlds throughout outer space, but th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Yesterday’s Part I of this article explained how, according to NASA scientists, Martian dust storms don’t pr ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
This coming Sunday, you’ll be able to experience a rare occurrence in the sky known as a Super-Moon Lunar Eclipse. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
While things like distance and size are difficult to really comprehend when it comes to outer space, astronomers do keep ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
You’ve probably heard of SETI, (the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence). It is, as its name implies, a sear ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
As if singing on tour with Duke Ellington and being one of the first African American actresses to play a character othe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 21, 2015Infographics
Astronomy has been very important to humans for thousands of years. Many ancient civilizations would look to the stars a ...AUG 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Yesterday's Part II of this article finished explaining how rogue planets are formed, their relationship to brown dw ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 20, 2015Space & Astronomy
In yesterday’s Part I of this article I explained how there are potentially huge numbers of planets drifting throu ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite the fact that our solar system is large, and full of planets, it’s hard to wrap our minds around the fact ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
The mission of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is to explore the universe for any signs of life similar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientists are eager to find out if there are any other forms of intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe. S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
The big question that many astronomers ask is, "Is there any other life besides us out there in the universe?"
Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
If you've been paying attention to the New Horizons mission, you may have noticed that the probe won't be going into orb ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
After a hair raising anomaly on July 4th that temporarily suspended all scientific instruments on board, NASA's New Hori ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In today's technology there's a lot of talk about "the cloud" and how all of our documents and data can be stored "virtu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
One of the cooler phenomena that occur in outer space are black holes, and famous physicist Stephen Hawking would agree. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Is NASA getting into the movie business? While the moon landing in July of 1969 held the world at the edge of their seat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2015Videos
Could you imagine how much different the world's skies would be if we could actually see all of the celestial bodies out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
It may have been stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet, but that doesn't mean scientists have lost interest in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimOCT 03, 2015Videos
Scientists are incredibly interested in what may be at the center of gassy planets like Neptune and Uranus. They believe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 28, 2015Videos
There are many telescopes here on Earth that scientists use to observe the distant worlds throughout outer space, but th ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Yesterday’s Part I of this article explained how, according to NASA scientists, Martian dust storms don’t pr ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
This coming Sunday, you’ll be able to experience a rare occurrence in the sky known as a Super-Moon Lunar Eclipse. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
While things like distance and size are difficult to really comprehend when it comes to outer space, astronomers do keep ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimSEP 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
You’ve probably heard of SETI, (the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence). It is, as its name implies, a sear ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopSEP 02, 2015Space & Astronomy
As if singing on tour with Duke Ellington and being one of the first African American actresses to play a character othe ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAUG 21, 2015Infographics
Astronomy has been very important to humans for thousands of years. Many ancient civilizations would look to the stars a ...AUG 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Yesterday's Part II of this article finished explaining how rogue planets are formed, their relationship to brown dw ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 20, 2015Space & Astronomy
In yesterday’s Part I of this article I explained how there are potentially huge numbers of planets drifting throu ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Despite the fact that our solar system is large, and full of planets, it’s hard to wrap our minds around the fact ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAUG 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
The mission of SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) is to explore the universe for any signs of life similar ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUL 26, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientists are eager to find out if there are any other forms of intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe. S ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
The big question that many astronomers ask is, "Is there any other life besides us out there in the universe?"
Written By: Anthony BouchardJUL 10, 2015Space & Astronomy
If you've been paying attention to the New Horizons mission, you may have noticed that the probe won't be going into orb ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUL 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
After a hair raising anomaly on July 4th that temporarily suspended all scientific instruments on board, NASA's New Hori ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopJUN 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
In today's technology there's a lot of talk about "the cloud" and how all of our documents and data can be stored "virtu ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
One of the cooler phenomena that occur in outer space are black holes, and famous physicist Stephen Hawking would agree. ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Is NASA getting into the movie business? While the moon landing in July of 1969 held the world at the edge of their seat ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJUN 12, 2015Videos
Could you imagine how much different the world's skies would be if we could actually see all of the celestial bodies out ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
Very often, when referring to some simple theory or basic explanation of something, we hear "Well, it's not rocket scien ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 25, 2015Space & Astronomy
Space has been called the final frontier and nations all over the world have gone on missions to faraway galaxies, lande ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 22, 2015Health & Medicine
Vision is by far one of the most important senses that we use every day. While many of us don't have 20/20 vision, a sim ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAY 18, 2015Space & Astronomy
It may have been stripped of its status as a full-fledged planet, but that doesn't mean scientists have lost interest in ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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