Astronomers discover the most energetic gamma-ray burst ever witnessed. Gamma-ray bursts are the most energetic…
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A telescope is an instrument designed to observe distant objects by collecting and magnifying light or other forms of electromagnetic radiation. Originally developed in the early 17th century for optical astronomy, telescopes have since evolved into a wide array of specialized tools, including radio, infrared, ultraviolet, X-ray, and gamma-ray telescopes. These instruments are essential to modern science, enabling the study of celestial bodies from nearby planets to the most distant galaxies. From ground-based observatories to space-based platforms like Hubble and James Webb, telescopes have revolutionized our understanding of the universe and continue to push the boundaries of what we can see and know.
This Hubblecast explores how the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s observations differ across different wavelengths of…
When NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope launches in 2021, one of its most anticipated contributions…
First Detection of Inverse Compton Emission From Dying Gamma-Ray Burst A dying star emits intense…
A pair of distant explosions discovered by NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and Neil Gehrels…
Three billion years ago, Earth was a very different place. The sun that shone on…
NASA scientists plan to demonstrate a revolutionary technology for studying hundreds of stars and galaxies…
The center of our galaxy is a crowded place: A black hole weighing 4 million…
Second fastest spinning radio pulsar known is a gamma-ray pulsar, too. Multi-messenger observations look closely…
A newly discovered comet has excited the astronomical community this week because it appears to…
Nearly 30 MIT-affiliated researchers will share in the prize, while David Jay Julius ’77 wins…
Over thirty years ago, the Infrared Astronomy Satellite discovered that the universe contained many extremely…
If our eyes could see high-energy radiation called gamma rays, the Moon would appear brighter…
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) — a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes forged…
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) operates a planet-scale array of eight ground-based radio telescopes that…
A black hole and its shadow have been captured in an image for the first…
The Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) project and the National Science Foundation (NSF) will hold a press conference…
Astronomers found a pulsar hurtling through space at nearly 2.5 million miles an hour —…