Stargazers get a rare treat at Mont-Mégantic’s astronomy festival CBC.ca Summer is the time for long days and hopefully clear, starry nights — ideal for the annual Astronomy Festival at the Mont-Mégantic Observatory. For eight nights …
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New photo captures Eta Carinae's fireworks show – Astronomy Magazine
New photo captures Eta Carinae’s fireworks show Astronomy Magazine As though in preparation for summer festivities, the Hubble Space Telescope captured this cosmic fireworks show from Eta Carinae. The double star system, …
Details of UK-led solar science mission revealed at National Astronomy Meeting – EurekAlert
Details of UK-led solar science mission revealed at National Astronomy Meeting EurekAlert Details of a UK-led solar science mission designed to to answer fundamental questions about the physics of solar storms will be presented at the RAS National …
Made in space: Why Earth's industries might one day leave our planet – Astronomy Magazine
Made in space: Why Earth’s industries might one day leave our planet Astronomy Magazine Building technology off Earth, known as in situ resource utilization, could be the key to our continued growth as a species.
Astronomers studying space could help fight breast cancer – New York Post
Astronomers studying space could help fight breast cancer New York Post Techniques developed by astronomers to understand space could help fight against breast and skin cancer, according to new research. A large part of …
Astronomers help wage war on cancer – Phys.Org
Astronomers help wage war on cancer Phys.Org Techniques developed by astronomers could help in the fight against breast and skin cancer. Charlie Jeynes at the University of Exeter will present his and Prof …
A second one-time fast radio burst has been traced back to its galaxy – Astronomy Magazine
A second one-time fast radio burst has been traced back to its galaxy Astronomy Magazine Hot on the heels of an announcement that astronomers for the first time traced a single fast radio burst back to its home galaxy, a second…
A second one-time fast radio burst has been traced back to its galaxy – Astronomy Magazine
A second one-time fast radio burst has been traced back to its galaxy Astronomy Magazine Hot on the heels of an announcement that astronomers for the first time traced a single fast radio burst back to its home galaxy, a second…
NASA selects 12 new lunar experiments in advance of human return – Astronomy Magazine
NASA selects 12 new lunar experiments in advance of human return Astronomy Magazine To return humans to the Moon for longer-term stays, NASA still needs to understand a lot more about the lunar surface. These 12 new experiments will help with…
3rd Mysterious Deep-Space Flash Traced to Host Galaxy – Space.com
3rd Mysterious Deep-Space Flash Traced to Host Galaxy Space.com Astronomers just pinpointed the source galaxy of another fast radio burst (FRB), suggesting that these brief and bizarre cosmic blasts may not remain mysterious …