Director of the Vatican Observatory, Br Guy Consolmagno discusses the road taken in becoming a Vatican Astronomer, Science & Faith, & the Church’s contributions to science
It looks as though ESO is caught in an American light pollution pincer…starlink above. Is this the end? Also eclipse news & launch round up.
We’re finally ready to deal with the topic you’ve all been waiting for: Schwarzschild swirlers, Chandrasekhar crushers, ol’ matter manglers, sucking singularities… black holes
2016 was another record year for asteroid hunters where they discovered 1,894 new Earth approaching objects. And large space rock can approach the Earth & appeared as a bright star
Making use of the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have characterized the largest-ever early-Universe radio jet.
Let’s take a fast-paced journey thru all that’s new in space and astronomy, including a potentially killer asteroid, a new look at the history of Earth’s water, and a mini-quasi-moon.
Join us today as @ActualAstronomy talk about Moon pairing with the planets, a lunar eclipse and some deep sky objects you can see.
From Wolf Creek Crater to global astrophotography, John Goldsmith shares his passion for capturing the night sky, preserving Aboriginal astronomical knowledge, and the ethics of astrophotography.
What is an Alcubierre warp drive? What would it take to make it work? Could it propel spacecraft even below the speed of light?