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A Telescope in Chile Just Revealed 47 “Ghost Galaxies” Too Faint for Most Instruments to See
1+ day, 43+ min ago (690+ words) They were almost invisible against the darkness of space, but a careful search with a powerful telescope has brought a forgotten population of galaxies into view. Dwarf galaxies are among the most abundant ones in the universe, but their low…...
A Pulsar Is Feeding on a Giant Star’s Wind. How Can Astronomers See It? — Curiosmos
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (1000+ words) A neutron-star pulsar is pulling gas from a blue hypergiant 13,000 light-years away. XRISM’s X-ray spectra show how astronomers can follow that material as it falls. A neutron star only about 20 kilometres across is orbiting a blue hypergiant nearly 60 times the…...
DWARFLAB Draco Brings Automated Deep-Sky Imaging and Built-In Field De-Rotation
2+ day, 5+ hour ago (711+ words) The telescope features a 90mm aperture, a 340mm focal length, and a fast f/3.8 optical system. It is designed to capture images of faint nebulae, galaxies, star clusters, and Solar System objects while maintaining a portable form factor. The Draco is now…...
GOES-S Spacecraft Image Gallery
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (23+ words) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (.gov) Official websites use.gov Secure.gov websites use HTTPS GOES-S Spacecraft Image Gallery...
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Telescope glimpses its first cosmic light
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (440+ words) The space telescope is set to reveal thousands of new exoplanets and scour the universe for signs of dark matter and energy By Adam Kovac edited by Claire Cameron Say cheese, universe. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has caught…...
COSI Telescope Comes Together
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (186+ words) UC Berkeley engineers and managers watch as the COSI (Compton Spectrometer and Imager) detector assembly is slowly raised from a table in this July 8, 2026, image. The four pieces of silver material on the top of the detector box cover the…...
Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2026??? the winning images
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (124+ words) See the winning images of the biggest astro-imaging competition in the world The overall winner of the competition is The Quiet Predator by Ali Alobaidly, which shows a stream of dark cosmic clouds known as the Shark Nebula, officially LDN…...
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope could last more than twice as long as planned
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (256+ words) NASA’s Roman Space Telescope may now have enough fuel for at least 22 years of science, more than double its original 10 year design life. An extremely precise course correction, extra fuel at launch, and additional expected savings could keep the powerful…...
Stony Brook University’s Astronomy Open Nights bring stars closer to campus | TBR News Media
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (564+ words) It was a dark and nonstormy night on Sept. 4, just the right setting for Stony Brook University’s first Astronomy Open Night of the academic year. Astronomy Open Night, which marked its 54th year Friday, is the monthly event that features lectures…...
Roman Telescope’s Precision Trajectory Could Extend Mission to 22 Years
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (21+ words) Ars Technica reports NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on such a precise trajectory toward its observation post that engineers......