“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.” – Carl Sagan (Cosmos, 1980) This phrase is the standard that astronomers will be applying to a curious…
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Exoplanets, planets that orbit stars other than the sun, are found at distances very far from Earth. For example, the…
It’s reassuring to know that a $10 billion (R154 billion) space telescope like James Webb shares DNA with terrestrial telescopes.…
Since its launch on Christmas day, astronomers have eagerly followed the complex deployment and unfurling of NASA’s James Webb Space…
NASA had a better weekend than most. The James Webb space telescope, following several lengthy delays, launched into space in…
Dozens of space-based telescopes operate near Earth and provide incredible images of the universe. But imagine a telescope far away…
This is a kinda cool thing you can check out from Canon — though it would be cooler if it…
Since time immemorial, humans have been fascinated by the night sky. Our relationship with it was forever changed in the…