Astronomers photograph star outside of galaxy for the first time
For the first time ever, a team of astronomers has successfully captured a "zoomed-in" image of a star outside of our own Milky Way Galaxy. The newly imaged dying star, designated WOH G64, is about 2, ...
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Astronomers reveal the first detailed image of a dying star in another galaxy
Ohnaka and his team found an egg-shaped shell of dust and gas surrounding WOH G64 - a dying star about 160,000 light-years ...
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A Rare Atlas of Astronomy From the Dutch Golden Age Goes on Display in England
The copy of "Harmonia Macrocosmica" dates back to the 17th century and includes ancient theories of the universe ...
How Tycho Brahe Forever Changed Astronomy
Sixteenth century Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe laid the framework for modern cosmology without ever using a telescope.
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Astronomers say they've captured the first close-up image of a star beyond our galaxy
The star — known as WOH G64 — is located 160,000 light years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
Researchers use high-resolution images to create model that predicts landslide risk in coastal areas
São Sebastião, a municipality on the coast of São Paulo state in Brazil that was partially cut off from the rest of the ...
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A Rare Atlas of Astronomy From the Dutch Golden Age Goes on Display in England
The title page of Andreas Cellarius' star atlas National Trust Images / Paul Bailey Blickling Estate has hosted this golden-bound copy of Harmonia Macrocosmica since 1742. Because of its fragility ...
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Astronomy: First "close-up" of a star outside the Milky Way
Enlarged images have so far only been possible of around two dozen ... The close-up image is now presented in Astronomy and Astrophysics.
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Columbia Professor’s Research Collaboration Shows That Planets Can Form Under Harsh Radiation
A team of astronomers including professor Jane Huang have shown that extreme astrophysical environments can foster new ...
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Lidar images create model to predict landslide risk in coastal Brazil
Grohmann’s group uses drone images and 3D modeling, as well as lidar. The 3D results display the shape of the terrain and ...
A Giant Leap for Astronomy: Telescope for NASA’s Roman Mission Complete
NASA's Roman Space Telescope has received its Optical Telescope Assembly, paving the way for its mission to explore the ...