• Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 12th, 2014
Largest Yellow Hypergiant Star in the Universe Discovered

Largest Yellow Hypergiant Star in the Universe Discovered

The object is one of the ten largest stars ever found at all

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 25th, 2014
Africa to Play Important Role in Astronomy Over the Next Few Years

Africa to Play Important Role in Astronomy Over the Next Few Years

The continent may experience a surge in radio astronomy capabilities

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 18th, 2012
New Quasar Photo Is Among the Most Detailed Ever

New Quasar Photo Is Among the Most Detailed Ever

The view is a composite image based on data from three telescopes

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 17th, 2012
Staring into the Mouth of a Black Hole

Staring into the Mouth of a Black Hole

The object is located a long distance away from Earth

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 3rd, 2012
5,000-Mile Radio Telescope Created

5,000-Mile Radio Telescope Created

The instrument is capable of extremely precise observations

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 2nd, 2012
Largest Radio Telescope Gets New Name

Largest Radio Telescope Gets New Name

The iconic VLA has now been renamed to honor a radio astronomy pioneer

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 21st, 2012
Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys

Fiber Optic-Linked Mobile Telescopes for Satellite Debris Surveys

The initiative is being proposed by DARPA, for “satellite recycling”

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 13th, 2011
Satellites Can Detect Subsidence with Millimeter Precision

Satellites Can Detect Subsidence with Millimeter Precision

Even if they are perched hundreds of kilometers above the surface

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • October 3rd, 2011
ALMA Begins Service for Radio Astronomers

ALMA Begins Service for Radio Astronomers

The telescope will be the largest radio observatory ever

Scientists Receives Prestigious 2010 Michelson Prize

Scientists Receives Prestigious 2010 Michelson Prize

For his work in the field of stellar interferometry

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 27th, 2010
Australia and New Zealand Create Massive Telescope

Australia and New Zealand Create Massive Telescope

It has a baseline of 5,500 kilometers

Moire Patterns Can Be Used to Analyze Graphene

Moire Patterns Can Be Used to Analyze Graphene

And figure out its most strained areas

Building Dark Energy Detectors Is Tough

Building Dark Energy Detectors Is Tough

Experts think they know how to find the stuff

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 8th, 2010
Second Smallest Exoplanet Found

Second Smallest Exoplanet Found

It has been added to the Super-Earth class

 
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