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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 30, 2022Chemistry & Physics
A Nova aka a New Star is a sudden outburst on the surface of a white dwarf (remnant of a dead star) when it pulls enough ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 25, 2022Space & Astronomy
During a press conference at this summer’s American Astronomical Society meeting, a team of researchers presented ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 24, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Citizen Science is a US government project which involves public participation in conducting scientific analysis ba ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t love black holes? From time immemorial, everyone has wanted to know what happens if you fall into a bl ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 17, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Stellar Nurseries are fascinating places to look at to see the signatures of stars and sometimes the process of planet f ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 16, 2022Space & Astronomy
India’s first liquid mirror telescope is up and running. It’s the first and largest liquid mercury telescope ...Written By: Hannah DanielJUN 14, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) keep showing up in exciting ways in our Universe. A few weeks ago, an article was publishe ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurJUN 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
The planets Uranus and Neptune are possibly the least explored planetary objects in our solar system. Due to their incre ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScJUN 10, 2022Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022 ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 09, 2022Space & Astronomy
Hydrides in the Galaxy (HyGAL) is a project whose goal is to characterize the interstellar medium in the Milky Way in or ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.JUN 03, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Super-Earths: When one hears this term, the first thing that probably comes to mind is that there is a planet just like ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurMAY 29, 2022Space & Astronomy
The universe is a very big place full of awesome wonders that no human will ever see in its entirety, and that’s w ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 27, 2022Space & Astronomy
A new study in Astronomy & Astrophysics published the largest catalog of ultracool dwarfs to date. The team at the N ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.MAY 27, 2022Chemistry & Physics
A comet called SW3 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann was discovered 92 years ago in 1930 by German astronomers, Friedri ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurMAY 26, 2022Space & Astronomy
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn—The Hazy Moon, with its thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane and ethane, ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 21, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are a relatively new phenomenon in the field of Astrophysics. These bursts are super ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurMAY 19, 2022Space & Astronomy
A rocket carrying NASA’s Endurance Mission launched successfully on May 10, 2022 from Andøya Space’s ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.MAY 19, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of our own galaxy, was discovered about 50 years ago ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurMAY 16, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Pulsars are remnants of dead stars that die by the process of supernova explosion. These explosions often leave either a ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurMAY 12, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Black holes are mysterious objects which are usually known for their ability to rip stars apart or suck them in if they ...Written By: Amanpreet KaurMAY 11, 2022Space & Astronomy
Finding another Earth sitting among the vast cosmos has reached a fever pitch, as NASA recently confirmed the existence ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScMAY 11, 2022Space & Astronomy
For the first time in almost a full year, residents of Earth will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse – a per ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.MAY 07, 2022Space & Astronomy
Those who have watched Star Trek have undoubtedly heard the Enterprise crew refer to planets by different classes regard ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAPR 28, 2022Chemistry & Physics
Our Universe is full of exotic objects and phenomena, and we have built telescopes and satellites to try and attain a de ...Written By: Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 30, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
A Nova aka a New Star is a sudden outburst on the surface of a white dwarf (remnant of a dead star) when it pulls enough
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 25, 2022
Space & Astronomy
During a press conference at this summer’s American Astronomical Society meeting, a team of researchers presented
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 24, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Citizen Science is a US government project which involves public participation in conducting scientific analysis ba
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Who doesn’t love black holes? From time immemorial, everyone has wanted to know what happens if you fall into a bl
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 17, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Stellar Nurseries are fascinating places to look at to see the signatures of stars and sometimes the process of planet f
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 16, 2022
Space & Astronomy
India’s first liquid mirror telescope is up and running. It’s the first and largest liquid mercury telescope
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
JUN 14, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) keep showing up in exciting ways in our Universe. A few weeks ago, an article was publishe
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
JUN 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The planets Uranus and Neptune are possibly the least explored planetary objects in our solar system. Due to their incre
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
JUN 10, 2022
Space & Astronomy
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope will release its first full-color images and spectroscopic data on July 12, 2022
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 09, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Hydrides in the Galaxy (HyGAL) is a project whose goal is to characterize the interstellar medium in the Milky Way in or
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
JUN 03, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Super-Earths: When one hears this term, the first thing that probably comes to mind is that there is a planet just like
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
MAY 29, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The universe is a very big place full of awesome wonders that no human will ever see in its entirety, and that’s w
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 27, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A new study in Astronomy & Astrophysics published the largest catalog of ultracool dwarfs to date. The team at the N
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAY 27, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
A comet called SW3 73P/Schwassmann-Wachmann was discovered 92 years ago in 1930 by German astronomers, Friedri
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
MAY 26, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Titan, the largest moon of Saturn—The Hazy Moon, with its thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane and ethane,
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 21, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) are a relatively new phenomenon in the field of Astrophysics. These bursts are super
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
MAY 19, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A rocket carrying NASA’s Endurance Mission launched successfully on May 10, 2022 from Andøya Space’s
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAY 19, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of our own galaxy, was discovered about 50 years ago
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
MAY 16, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Pulsars are remnants of dead stars that die by the process of supernova explosion. These explosions often leave either a
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
MAY 12, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Black holes are mysterious objects which are usually known for their ability to rip stars apart or suck them in if they
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur
MAY 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Finding another Earth sitting among the vast cosmos has reached a fever pitch, as NASA recently confirmed the existence
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
MAY 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
For the first time in almost a full year, residents of Earth will be able to observe a total lunar eclipse – a per
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
MAY 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Those who have watched Star Trek have undoubtedly heard the Enterprise crew refer to planets by different classes regard
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
APR 28, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
Our Universe is full of exotic objects and phenomena, and we have built telescopes and satellites to try and attain a de
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur