Fast Radio Bursts Explained? Scientists Zero In on Their Mysterious Origins
A research team led by McGill identifies neutron stars as the likely source of fast radio bursts, one of the universe's most ...
'Beyond what we'd hoped': SKA-Low's first glimpse of the universe
The first image from the international SKA Observatory's telescope in Australia, SKA-Low, has been released today—a significant milestone in its quest to reveal an unparalleled view of our universe.
Astronomers investigate X-shaped radio galaxy 3C 315
By analyzing the data from Leahy's atlas of double radio-sources and NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database (NED), Serbian astronomers have explored an X-shaped radio galaxy designated 3C 315. Results of ...
Nature1d
Swarms of satellites are harming astronomy. Here’s how researchers are fighting back
SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.
Nature1d
Cleaning up space: how satellites and telescopes can live together
Satellites connect people around the world but they also interfere with astronomers’ views of the cosmos. There are ways to reduce these tensions.
Mysterious radio pulses from Milky Way ‘unlike anything before’
Over the past decade, scientists have detected a puzzling phenomenon: radio pulses coming from within our Milky Way galaxy ...
Astronomers Found a Dead Star Sending Out Mysterious Signals Like a Cosmic Beacon
A decade-long radio mystery has finally been solved: astronomers have linked repeating pulses to a white dwarf and red dwarf ...
Mysterious radio pulses from the Milky Way ‘are unlike anything we knew before’
Astronomers say they have traced a mysterious pulsing in the Milky Way to a surprising source: a dead star locked in a dance ...
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Find out how the secrets of the origin of the universe revealed themselves in Holmdel
Dr. Sarbmeet Kanwal plans to discuss how the Horn Antenna in Holmdel led to the Big Bang theory at a talk at the county ...
Knowridge Science Report5d
Black holes spew out powerful jets that span millions of light-years – we’re trying to understand their whole life cycle
There is a supermassive black hole at the center of nearly every big galaxy—including ours, the Milky Way (it’s called ...
ExtremeTech5d
Astronomers Trace Strange Radio Pulses to an Unexpected Star Duo
Astronomers have figured out where a stream of long radio bursts is coming from, and its origin is unprecedented. Rather than ...
Opinion
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OP-ED: Federal science cuts will harm Pennsylvanians and next generation
Washington County is a great place to grow an Earth scientist. I know – I am one. I can easily trace my science roots to Washington County – from the deep respect for nature I developed in the Boy ...