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Astronomers spot first-generation stars, made from the big bang
Posted in Featured, Science on 18th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller
Made of essentially only hydrogen and helium, these population III stars are predicted to be enormous in size and to live fast and die young.
How Planet Hunters are Going to Find the Next Earth With Space Telescopes
Posted in Science on 18th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
Twenty years ago, discovering another Earth sounded like a science fictional dream. But astronomers now believe we might do just that.
Powerful new radio telescope array monitors the entire sky 24/7 in real time
Posted in Hardware on 13th May, 2015
by Alex Muller
A new telescope array can image the entire sky, helping astronomers to search for objects that pulse, flicker, flare, or explode.
Complex organic molecules discovered in infant star system
Posted in Featured, Science on 10th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Hints that prebiotic organic chemistry is universal.
Star's birth glimpsed 'in real time'
Posted in Featured, Science on 7th Apr, 2015
by Alex Muller
Astronomers have witnessed a key stage in the birth of a very heavy star, using two radio telescope views of the process taken 18 years apart.