Find out how radio astronomers contribute in mapping the universe
Radio astronomers can study emissions from gas giant planets, blasts from the hearts of galaxies, or even precisely ticking ...
'Ghosts of the radio universe': Astronomers have discovered a slew of faint circular objects
Radio astronomers see what the naked eye can't. As we study the sky with telescopes that record radio signals rather than ...
How astronomers make deep maps of the Milky Way
Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...
NASA space observatory poised to launch on a mission to map 450 million galaxies
A new NASA space observatory, called SPHEREx, is scheduled to launch into orbit Thursday on a mission to map more than 450 ...
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‘Ghosts of the radio universe’: astronomers have discovered a slew of faint circular objects
In astronomy, surface brightness is a measure that tells us how easily visible an object is ... programs called EMU (Evolutionary Map of the Universe). EMU is mapping the entire southern sky ...
A fancy new telescope is heading to space: Here’s what SPHEREx will do
SPHEREx is set to launch at Friday from California. Here are five things to know about NASA's latest advanced space telescope ...
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NASA mission to explore the origins of the universe ready to launch with help from RIT
RIT associate professor Michael Zemcov is a co-investigator on NASA’s SPHEREx mission, launching in early 2025, which will ...
Inside the Proton: The Most Intense Forces in the Universe, Revealed
Scientists have achieved an incredible feat—mapping the forces inside a proton with extreme precision, uncovering the immense ...
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ATLANTIC SKIES: Scientists have discovered Quipu, the universe's largest and most massive structure
Despite its whimsical name, Quipu (pronounced “kee-poo”) is the largest confirmed superstructure in the universe to date in ...
In its next mission, NASA will map the entire sky in search for the building blocks of life
Later this month, NASA plans to launch its new space telescope, named SPHEREx, which will improve astronomers' understanding ...
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New NASA telescope SPHEREx is tasked with mapping the entire cosmos
This month, a new kind of space telescope is setting out on a two-year mission to create four complete maps of the entire celestial sky that will catalog the origins of the universe and seek out ...