An asteroid could hit Earth in 7 years. Here's how astronomers are tracking it
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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How do astronomers track asteroids that could threaten Earth?
Over the next several weeks, astronomers will be looking closely at an asteroid called 2024 YR4 that could be as big as a ...
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Gemini North, LOFAR Unveil Largest Early Radio Jet
From decades of astronomical observations scientists know that most galaxies contain massive black holes at their centers. The gas and dust falling ...
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High-precision NEID spectrograph helps confirm first Gaia astrometric planet discovery
The University of Arizona), Cullen Blake (University of Pennsylvania), Joe Callingham (Leiden University, Netherlands Institute for Radio Astronomy), William Cochran (The University of Texas at ...
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This asteroid may hit Earth in 2032. Don't panic—scientists have a plan.
Up until August 2024, the WISE spacecraft was one such observatory. The telescope was ... NASA's Deep Space Network radio telescopes can ping asteroids with radio waves and measure the radar ...
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Stargazing Along Tucson's New ‘Astro Trail’ in Southern Arizona
The desert city in southern Arizona is a sanctuary for stargazers—and now it's even easier for visitors to explore.
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Curious Iowa: Why does North Liberty have a radio telescope?
Hellerman) Dr. Patricia Henning, Associate Director for New Mexico Operations at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory ... dishes in New Mexico, one in Arizona and one in Texas, are relatively ...
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Fast radio burst detected in 'dead' galaxy raises questions about mysterious signals
Based on what scientists thought they knew about fast radio bursts, referred to in astronomy as FRBs, this type of galaxy should not contain the kind of star long thought to produce such bursts.
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Inside the Rise of 7,000 Starlink Satellites – and Their Inevitable Downfall
Elon Musk's internet satellites have been a game changer for people in rural areas, but scientists are alarmed that plans to ...
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U of A astronomers capture unprecedented view of supermassive black hole in action
An image of the spiral galaxy NGC 1086 obtained by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large ... University of Arizona astronomers have now produced the highest resolution direct images ...
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U of A researchers capture sharpest images yet of a supermassive black hole
The sharpest images yet of a supermassive black hole have been captured by University of Arizona astronomers at the Steward Observatory ... feedback from radio jet and dusty wind would be ...
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National Radio Astronomy Observatory
The National Radio Astronomy Observatory is a federally funded research ... continental U.S. It formerly operated the 12-Meter Telescope on Kitt Peak near Tuscon, Arizona, until funding was rerouted ...