Tag: Astronomy and space
Bright ‘nearby’ gamma-ray burst dazzles astronomers
Several orbiting space telescopes scanning the skies for powerful cosmic explosions have spotted one of the brightest gamma-ray bursts ever detected. Initial evidence suggests...
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Spectacular comet image bags Royal Observatory Greenwich prize
Austrian astrophotographer Gerald Rhemann has beaten thousands of amateur and professional photographers from around the world to win the 2022 Astronomy Photographer of the...
Ask me anything: Nicholas Attree – ‘With the basic toolkit of physics techniques…you can approach any new research areas’
What skills do you use every day in your job?
The most useful skill I learnt during my studies, other than technical physics knowledge, was...
3D printed sensor lines up for space plasma detection
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new 3D printing technique that could make it far easier to build detectors for...
Citizen scientist discovers 34 brown dwarfs in binary systems
New research has uncovered 34 new binary-star systems in which low-mass stars partner up with a so-called “failed star” or brown dwarf. The discoveries...
Falling rockets pose increasing danger to human life, study reveals
The risk to people on the ground of being killed by the uncontrolled descent of a rocket stage is increasing, with legislation urgently needed...
James Webb Space Telescope reveals its first spectacular images of the cosmos
First light An image of the “southern ring” nebula was released today as part of first images from the James Webb Space Telescope. Left...
Here is the first full-colour science image from the James Webb Space Telescope
US president Joe Biden has unveiled the first spectacular full-colour science image from the $10bn James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).
The image, known as “SMACS...
Telescopes, accelerators and LIGO team up to probe neutron stars
Physicists have created a framework for better understanding the super-dense matter inside neutron stars by combining observations from gravitational-wave detectors and conventional telescopes with...
Gaia releases most detailed maps of the Milky Way ever taken
The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the latest data from its €450m Gaia mission. It contains information about billions of stars in our Milky Way, a...
China releases most detailed geological map of the Moon to date
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Scientists in China have released a new geologic map...
Lunar explorer: Thomas Smith on studying the Chang’e-5 Moon samples
Taken from the June 2022 issue of Physics World. Members of the Institute of Physics can enjoy the full issue via the Physics World...
Fifth force could explain puzzling orbits of dwarf galaxies
Andromeda This image of the galaxy was taken with a small telescope and includes two dwarf galaxies. (Courtesy: David (Deddy) Dayag/CC BY-SA 4.0)"...
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