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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 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Pluto, the dwarf planet right after Neptune in our Solar System, has been getting a lot of hype recently from NASA after ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
As you might have heard, along with the ISS and all of the satellites, there's also a bit of space junk orbiting the Ear ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Videos
In a citizen science initiative, a group of volunteers sifting through images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
All over the world there are thousands of astronomy enthusiasts, from dedicated hardcore hobbyists with their own comput ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Plans to build the largest telescope ever placed in Hawaii are coming up against opposition from environmentalists.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Saturday and Sunday, you can finish the day by stepping outside and enjoying a view of the rendezvous of two of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Galaxies are often found in clusters, which contain many ‘red and dead' members that stopped forming stars in the distan ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J103 ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 23, 2015Videos
The Hubble Space Telescope marks 25 years in orbit this week. Take a look back at its beginnings.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have discovered a curious empty section of space which is missing around 10,000 galaxies.
The sup ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
"The Tadpole galaxy has been disrupted by collisions and has bursts of star formation out through its tail. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
"The Butterfly Nebula shows what happens to a star at the end of its life, when it loses all of its gas and ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds a delicate flower in the Ring Nebula, as shown in this image. The outer ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
What are those ghostly images? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed a set of green objects that are float ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal - to see more, se ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have observed an eruption from a baby star in the Orion Constellation that appears to be a stellar growth sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Earth, bursts of particles spewed by the Sun spark shimmering auroras, like the Northern Lights, that briefly dance a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAY 14, 2015Space & Astronomy
Pluto, the dwarf planet right after Neptune in our Solar System, has been getting a lot of hype recently from NASA after ...Written By: Jennifer EllisMAY 08, 2015Space & Astronomy
As you might have heard, along with the ISS and all of the satellites, there's also a bit of space junk orbiting the Ear ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopMAY 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
In space, the concept of distance can be hard to understand.
and 300 million years old."
The rate of ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 30, 2015Videos
In a citizen science initiative, a group of volunteers sifting through images captured by the Spitzer Space Telescope ha ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 29, 2015Space & Astronomy
All over the world there are thousands of astronomy enthusiasts, from dedicated hardcore hobbyists with their own comput ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has unveiled a previously unseen structure centered in the Milky Way ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 27, 2015Earth & The Environment
Plans to build the largest telescope ever placed in Hawaii are coming up against opposition from environmentalists.
Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Messenger spacecraft will be ending its mission with a crash landing on April 30, 2015, but that's exactly as it ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 27, 2015Space & Astronomy
Nasa is bringing together scientists from a range of different fields to try and search for life on other planets.The Ne ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Saturday and Sunday, you can finish the day by stepping outside and enjoying a view of the rendezvous of two of the b ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
Galaxies are often found in clusters, which contain many ‘red and dead' members that stopped forming stars in the distan ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 24, 2015Space & Astronomy
In the center of this image, taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the galaxy cluster SDSS J103 ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 23, 2015Videos
The Hubble Space Telescope marks 25 years in orbit this week. Take a look back at its beginnings.Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 22, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have discovered a curious empty section of space which is missing around 10,000 galaxies.
The sup ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 21, 2015Space & Astronomy
Scientests may have identified and observed evidence a new type of celestial body: a binary black hole. Suvi Gezari, an ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
"The Tadpole galaxy has been disrupted by collisions and has bursts of star formation out through its tail. ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 15, 2015Space & Astronomy
"The Butterfly Nebula shows what happens to a star at the end of its life, when it loses all of its gas and ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 13, 2015Space & Astronomy
NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope finds a delicate flower in the Ring Nebula, as shown in this image. The outer ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 09, 2015Space & Astronomy
Looking for life
Hunting for evidence of alien life is a much trickier proposition than identifyi ...Written By: Robert WoodardAPR 06, 2015Space & Astronomy
Neil Gehrels is constantly monitoring the skies for potentially deadly gamma ray bursts. What are gamma ray bursts? "The ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAPR 03, 2015Space & Astronomy
What are those ghostly images? NASA's Hubble Space Telescope recently photographed a set of green objects that are float ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimAPR 01, 2015Space & Astronomy
Since the earliest days of astronomy, since the time of Galileo, astronomers have shared a single goal - to see more, se ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 31, 2015Space & Astronomy
Astronomers have observed an eruption from a baby star in the Orion Constellation that appears to be a stellar growth sp ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2015Space & Astronomy
On Earth, bursts of particles spewed by the Sun spark shimmering auroras, like the Northern Lights, that briefly dance a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley Kim
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