Archive for the ‘Telescopes’ Category
Asteroid Double Whammy Near Earth Wednesday - Wired News
 NASA | Asteroid Double Whammy Near Earth Wednesday Wired News 5 by astronomer Andrea Boattini, working with a 1.5-meter reflecting telescope at Mount Lemmon in Arizona as part of the Catalina Sky Survey's routine ... We know they're coming: Two asteroids to whizz by Earth tomorrow NASA: Asteroids to fly by Earth Wednesday Colorful Mix of Asteroids Discovered, May Aid Future Space Travel |
Astro Bob blog: This can’t be real, but it is - Duluth News Tribune
 Discover Magazine (blog) | Astro Bob blog: This can't be real, but it is Duluth News Tribune Photo taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. Credit: NASA/ESA I saw this photo on another online post and wanted to share it with you. ... Hubble Spots Ghostly Space Spiral Nebula creates perfect spiral around its star Hubble Images Magnificent Space Spiral |
This laser star is fully operational - msnbc.com (blog)
 SlashGear (blog) | This laser star is fully operational msnbc.com (blog) Alan Boyle says: Laser-guided adaptive optics are all the rage for telescopes nowadays. A laser guide star helps the software that processes telescope data ... How do you make a huge telescope even more powerful? Lasers, of course This Laser Is Not Zapping Space Invaders Beam me up! |
The best space telescope images - UPI.com
The best space telescope images UPI.com The New Solar Telescope at the Big Bear Solar Observatory captures the most detailed image of a sunspot in a photo released on September 1, 2010. ... |
2 asteroids to pass Earth closer than the moon - msnbc.com
 IBTimes Hong Kong | 2 asteroids to pass Earth closer than the moon msnbc.com "As seen visually in a large telescope (30-cm aperture or more), its motion across the sky would be very apparent in real time," Miles wrote. ... Colorful Mix of Asteroids Discovered, May Aid Future Space Travel Two asteroids approach Earth Two asteroids to fly past Earth |
Photo: Galactic Cannibals Discovered in Deep Space - Wired News
Photo: Galactic Cannibals Discovered in Deep Space Wired News All the observations were taken using backyard telescopes owned by amateur astronomers: 20-inch telescopes at Blackbird Observatory in New Mexico and Rancho ... |
2 Asteroids to Pass Earth Closer Than the Moon - Space.com
IBTimes Hong Kong | 2 Asteroids to Pass Earth Closer Than the Moon Space.com "As seen visually in a large telescope (30-cm aperture or more), its motion across the sky would be very apparent in real time," Miles wrote. ... Two asteroids approach Earth Two asteroids to fly past Earth Two New Asteroids to Pass Earth This Week |
Astronomers: Alien world volcanoes likely detectable - USA Today
 USA Today | Astronomers: Alien world volcanoes likely detectable USA Today "Using the James Webb Space Telescope, we could spot an eruption 10 to 100 times the size of (1991's Mt.) Pinatubo for the closest stars. ... James Webb telescope could detect extrasolar volcanoes To Find Alien Volcanic Eruptions, Look for Foul Gas Detecting Alien Volcanic Eruptions Is Possible |
Refitted radio telescope observes distant supernova - msnbc.com
 msnbc.com | Refitted radio telescope observes distant supernova msnbc.com A brand new telescope is coming online, but it doesn't look all that new to most. The Expanded Very Large Array, or EVLA, uses the same ... |
How do you make a huge telescope even more powerful? Lasers, of course - DVICE
SlashGear (blog) | How do you make a huge telescope even more powerful? Lasers, of course DVICE The European Southern Observatory uses this method, called the Laser Guide Star, to provide a reference for the four mirror-based telescopes that make up ... This laser star is fully operational Beam me up! This Laser Is Not Zapping Space Invaders |