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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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NOV 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
This image can easily be mistaken for a planetary nebula, but it is actually an image of a young star in the midst of fo ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.NOV 17, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature, an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota successfu ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 16, 2022Space & Astronomy
A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters presents a solution to some mysterious patterns that have sho ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.NOV 11, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of researchers led by the Carnegie Insti ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScNOV 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken not just one but two breathtaking images of the Pillars of Creation. Located in ...Written By: Hannah DanielNOV 02, 2022Space & Astronomy
On October 12, 2022, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission had its second close encounter with t ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 30, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a paper recently published in The Astronomical Journal, astronomers have observed the lowest-density – or fluff ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 25, 2022Space & Astronomy
On October 9, 2022, telescopes detected one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever! A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is an extrem ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
A new paper published in Nature Astronomy includes a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 22, 2022Space & Astronomy
I have seen the dark universe yawning, Where the black planets roll without aim; Where they roll in their horror unheede ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScOCT 16, 2022Space & Astronomy
In the summer of 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) released its very first images to the public. Now, ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 07, 2022Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Communications is shedding new light on the theory of stellar evolution. Astronomers at ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.OCT 01, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a paper recently published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, astronomers at the University of Bern stress that anthrop ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first image of Neptune, and it is the clearest view of the planet ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 23, 2022Space & Astronomy
NASA just released the first images and spectra of Mars taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The data was col ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 21, 2022Space & Astronomy
A study recently published in Science suggests that many exoplanets have larger amounts of water than previously thought ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 09, 2022Space & Astronomy
Frank Drake, the legendary astronomer who pioneered the modern search for intelligent life in the Universe, passed away ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 06, 2022Space & Astronomy
On August 21st, a NASA-funded sounding rocket mission launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The goal of ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 03, 2022Space & Astronomy
Students at the University of Arizona are trying to help astronomers as reflective satellites continue to fill our night ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.SEP 02, 2022Chemistry & Physics
The James Webb Space Telescope sent back its first image of an exoplanet, the first one taken from space. The JWST launc ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 26, 2022Chemistry & Physics
NASA has figured out what a black hole sounds like, and it’s terrifying. The video was uploaded to YouTube in May ...Written By: Hannah DanielAUG 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
In 2014, astronomers began testing the new high-resolution capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Ar ...Written By: Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.AUG 24, 2022Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international collaboration of researchers use computer mod ...Written By: Laurence Tognetti, MScAUG 20, 2022Chemistry & Physics
There is an extremely active black hole at the very center of galaxy NGC 2663 that is releasing an enormous amount of en ...Written By: Amanpreet Kaur
NOV 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
This image can easily be mistaken for a planetary nebula, but it is actually an image of a young star in the midst of fo
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
NOV 17, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in Nature, an international team of researchers led by the University of Minnesota successfu
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 16, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A new study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters presents a solution to some mysterious patterns that have sho
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
NOV 11, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international team of researchers led by the Carnegie Insti
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
NOV 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope has taken not just one but two breathtaking images of the Pillars of Creation. Located in
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
NOV 02, 2022
Space & Astronomy
On October 12, 2022, the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Solar Orbiter mission had its second close encounter with t
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 30, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a paper recently published in The Astronomical Journal, astronomers have observed the lowest-density – or fluff
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 25, 2022
Space & Astronomy
On October 9, 2022, telescopes detected one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever! A gamma-ray burst (GRB) is an extrem
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A new paper published in Nature Astronomy includes a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) that
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 22, 2022
Space & Astronomy
I have seen the dark universe yawning, Where the black planets roll without aim; Where they roll in their horror unheede
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
OCT 16, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In the summer of 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) released its very first images to the public. Now,
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 07, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A new study published in Nature Communications is shedding new light on the theory of stellar evolution. Astronomers at
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
OCT 01, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a paper recently published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, astronomers at the University of Bern stress that anthrop
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured its first image of Neptune, and it is the clearest view of the planet
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 23, 2022
Space & Astronomy
NASA just released the first images and spectra of Mars taken by the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). The data was col
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 21, 2022
Space & Astronomy
A study recently published in Science suggests that many exoplanets have larger amounts of water than previously thought
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 09, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Frank Drake, the legendary astronomer who pioneered the modern search for intelligent life in the Universe, passed away
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 06, 2022
Space & Astronomy
On August 21st, a NASA-funded sounding rocket mission launched from White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. The goal of
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 03, 2022
Space & Astronomy
Students at the University of Arizona are trying to help astronomers as reflective satellites continue to fill our night
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
SEP 02, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
The James Webb Space Telescope sent back its first image of an exoplanet, the first one taken from space. The JWST launc
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 26, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
NASA has figured out what a black hole sounds like, and it’s terrifying. The video was uploaded to YouTube in May
...
Written By:
Hannah Daniel
AUG 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In 2014, astronomers began testing the new high-resolution capabilities of the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Ar
...
Written By:
Kristina Punzi, Ph.D.
AUG 24, 2022
Space & Astronomy
In a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal, an international collaboration of researchers use computer mod
...
Written By:
Laurence Tognetti, MSc
AUG 20, 2022
Chemistry & Physics
There is an extremely active black hole at the very center of galaxy NGC 2663 that is releasing an enormous amount of en
...
Written By:
Amanpreet Kaur