Photographer captures skydiver silhouetted against sun in stunning image

Andrew McCarthy coordinated with friend and YouTube personality Gabriel C. Brown to create the striking image on Nov. 8 in ...

Virtual telescope significantly more powerful thanks to laser technology

For better images, the European Southern Observatory can combine four optical telescopes. Now, thanks to laser technology, a ...
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First confirmed sighting of giant explosion on nearby star

The first confirmed sighting of a giant explosion on a nearby star has been spotted by astronomers. They observed an ...
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‘It’s ours’: Namibia builds radio telescope from scratch

Connecting Namibia to the stars Francouis Pretorius The University of Namibia’s (Unam's) main campus in Windhoek became a hub of innovation and curiosity in October as students, researchers, and ...
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Astronomers spot 1st coronal mass ejection from an alien star — and that's bad news in the search for life

"Astronomers have wanted to spot a coronal mass ejection on another star for decades. We’ve now managed to do this for the ...
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NASA’s James Webb Telescope is being improved with AI, here is how

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is set to receive a significant upgrade in the form of artificial intelligence (AI).