Topics tagged astronomy

Topic	Replies	Views	Activity
How Does the Event Horizon Telescope Image a Black Hole? Tracking with Closeups astronomy , event-horizon-telescope , sheperd-doeleman , black-hole	1	329	12 March 2022
How the James Webb Space Telescope Positions Mirrors with Nanometre Precision Tracking with Closeups space , astronomy , james-webb-space-telescope , mirror-actuator , mechanical-engineering	0	306	11 March 2022
Five Moons Context astronomy , jupiter , moon , galilean-moons	0	295	4 February 2022
The Dance of the Moon, 2022 Context astronomy , moon , phases , librations , eccentricity	0	324	2 February 2022
Searching for a Fifth Force of Nature Using Asteroids Tracking with Closeups astronomy , asteroids , physics , fifth-force	2	333	30 January 2022
The Cosmic Background Radiation “Cold Spot” and the Eridanus Supervoid Context astronomy , cmb-cold-spot , supervoid	0	433	26 January 2022
Another Mysterious Dimming Star Context astronomy , tess	0	278	12 January 2022
Largest Telescopes through Time Continuity astronomy , telescopes	0	268	6 January 2022
Rogue Planets in the Sun's Galactic Neighbourhood Context astronomy , rogue-planets , free-floating-planets	5	976	29 December 2021
Fast Blue Optical Transients—100× Energy of a Supernova Tracking with Closeups astronomy , transient-event	0	290	27 December 2021
How to understand theoretical physics in 200 hours The Happening World space , computing , astronomy , mathematics	4	446	27 December 2021
Stars Older Than the Universe? What's Going On? Context astronomy , white-dwarf , cataclysmic-variable-stars , binary-stars	6	320	17 December 2021
Prof. Geraint F. Lewis—Where Did the Universe Come From? Context astronomy , multiverse , cosmology , geraint-lewis , anthropic-principle	4	415	14 December 2021
Imaging Jupiter and Saturn in Daylight Tracking with Closeups astronomy , jupiter , daylight , saturn , nikon-p1000	1	376	9 December 2021
Total Solar Eclipse 2021-12-04 Tracking with Closeups astronomy , antarctica , solar-eclipse	3	877	6 December 2021
Hubble and Webb—Space Telescopes Then and Now Continuity astronomy , hubble-space-telescope , james-webb-space-telescope	0	304	5 December 2021
Observing a Green Flash General Discussion astronomy , green-flash , refraction	6	335	2 December 2021
What Is Killing the Galaxies of the Virgo Cluster? Context astronomy , virgo-cluster , galaxies , star-formation	0	274	30 November 2021
Paul Davies—What's Eating the Universe? Context astronomy , multiverse , cosmology , cmb-cold-spot	0	345	20 November 2021
James Webb Space Telescope Deployment Sequence Tracking with Closeups space , astronomy , james-webb-telescope	0	283	18 November 2021
What If Other Stars Replaced the Sun? Context astronomy , sun	0	375	17 November 2021
Deadly Neutrinos Continuity astronomy , supernovæ , neutrinos , radiation	2	633	13 November 2021
BICEP/Keck XIII Lowers the Limit on Cosmic Inflation Tracking with Closeups astronomy , multiverse , cosmic-inflation , cosmology , gravitational-waves	0	407	13 November 2021
KIC 8462852 (Boyajian's Star): Possible Periodicity? Continuity astronomy , aliens , kic-8462852	0	280	30 October 2021
A Dyson Sphere May Double the Lifetime of a Low Mass Star Continuity astronomy , dyson-sphere	0	211	28 October 2021
“Never Mind”—“Gamma Ray Burst” From Remote Galaxy Turns Out To Be Flash From Space Junk Tracking with Closeups astronomy , grb , oops	0	197	8 October 2021