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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.

All systems go for construction of world's largest optical telescope

Posted in Hardware on 4th Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

When fully operational, the Giant Magellan Telescope will look further into space and farther back in time than any telescope ever made.

Student proves existence of plasma tubes floating above Earth

Posted in Science on 2nd Jun, 2015
by Alex Muller

Giant, invisible, moving plasma tubes fill the skies above Earth.

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.