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China selects new space missions including lunar far side astronomy and terrestrial exoplanet survey

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) is backing a new suite of diverse, cutting edge missions, advancing its ambitious agenda in space science.

by Andrew Jones April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

News

Astronomers and megaconstellations learn to get along

by Jeff Foust March 23, 2024March 22, 2024

Radio Telescope Effelsberg

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U.N. committee to take up issue of satellite interference with astronomy

by Jeff Foust February 20, 2024February 24, 2024

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope captures the face-on spiral galaxy, IC 5332. ESA/Hubble & NASA, R. Chandar, J

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Hubble Captures a Galaxy Face-On

by SpaceRef October 20, 2023

NGC 346

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Webb Captures An Ethereal View of NGC 346

by SpaceRef October 11, 2023

The galaxy ESO 510-G13 has a clearly warped shape. Credit: NASA

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Finding An Explanation For The Milky Way’s Warp

by SpaceRef October 10, 2023

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ESA’s Euclid space telescope obtaining “magnificent” test images despite a few finetuning hiccups

by Frédéric Castel October 10, 2023October 10, 2023

This is an artist’s concept of one of the brightest explosions ever seen in space. Called a Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transient (LFBOT), it shines intensely in blue light and evolves rapidly, reaching peak brightness and fading again in a matter of days, unlike supernovae which take weeks or months to dim.

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Hubble Finds A Bizarre Explosion In An Unexpected Place

by SpaceRef October 9, 2023

MIRI image

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Webb Reveals Intricate Details in the Remains of a Dying Star

by SpaceRef October 6, 2023

University of Arizona Richard F. Caris Mirror Lab staff members placing nearly 20 tons of Ohara E6 low expansion glass into a mold for casting the Giant Magellan Telescope's seventh primary mirror segment, September 2023. CREDIT Damien Jemison, Giant Magellan Telescope – GMTO Corporation

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The Giant Magellan Telescope’s Final Mirror Fabrication Begins

by SpaceRef October 5, 2023