Astronomers hail blacklisted Chinese institute’s contribution to US telescope
The NIAOT in Nanjing was placed on Washington’s entity list in 2023, not long after shipping the finished spectrograph ...
Astronomers solve mystery of "little red dots" spotted by James Webb Space Telescope
Ever since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope was launched, it’s been revealing more about the universe than even most ...
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Weird icy balls in space could be a totally new kind of star
After a close look with a powerful radio telescope, astronomers are still puzzled by a pair of objects with strange ...
There's a 'cosmic tunnel' in Universe connecting galaxies and the Solar System, astronomers have confirmed
Astronomers discover a network of cosmic tunnels linking our solar system to distant galaxies, revealing a dynamic and ...
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Was Never Meant to Look at the Sun. Astronomers Tried It Anyway
A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...
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'It was very fortunate timing': Astronomers watch 1st black hole to 'shut off' blast back to life
The first black hole that astronomers observed "turning off" just turned back on, releasing jets of hot gas into the cosmos.
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Astronomers investigate black hole jets with Event Horizon Telescope
"For such a faint and unknown target, we were not sure if we would get any data at all — but the strategy worked." ...
Astronomers have for decades tried to figure out how Pluto captured its largest moon. Now, there’s a new theory
Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a ...