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IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Astronomers discovered the Midpoint cloud, a vast structure within the Milky Way, revealing new insights into star formation. 🔭 The Green Bank Telescope was instrumental in identifying this Giant Molecular Cloud located in an underexplored region of the galaxy. 🌠 The cloud’s dense gas clumps and masers indicate active star-forming regions, contributing to our understanding of …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Astronomers discovered the Midpoint cloud, a Giant Molecular Cloud spanning 650 trillion miles. 🔭 The Green Bank Telescope played a crucial role in identifying this vast structure within the Milky Way. 🌠 The cloud contains dense gas clumps and masers, indicating active star formation. 🚀 Researchers suggest the cloud is vital for transporting matter from the …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌌 Scientists have discovered the Midpoint Cloud, a massive structure within the Milky Way spanning 650 trillion miles. 🔭 The Green Bank Telescope played a crucial role in identifying this Giant Molecular Cloud, highlighting advanced telescopic technologies. 💫 The Midpoint Cloud contains dense gas clumps and masers, indicating active star formation processes. 🚀 This discovery offers new …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – A strange light was observed in Iowa night skies Tuesday. One astronomer provided an explanation for the light on X. Jonathan McDowell shared his expertise, writing in his post that the light was actually an upper stage rocket from the Airane 6. Strange light observed in Iowa night skies, astronomer explains why(Wilda G Solberg) The …

Avi Loeb, the chair of the astronomy department at Harvard, has suggested that a Manhattan-sized interstellar object, which has been discovered speeding through our cosmic neighborhood, could have an alien origin. He has advised to stay ready as it “may come to save us or destroy us,” the Independent reported. The asteroid 31/ATLAS was first spotted by a Chile-based telescope.(Representative …

The Royal Society was right to keep Elon Musk as a fellow, the UK’s new astronomer royal has said, adding there was a benefit to the private sector playing a role in space exploration. Speaking to the Guardian after becoming the first woman to hold the 350-year-old position, the planetary scientist Prof Michele Dougherty said she had not been involved …

A planetary scientist whose research revealed the possibility of extraterrestrial life on one of Saturn’s moons has been made the first female astronomer royal. Prof Michele Dougherty, a leading space physicist who was a researcher for the Nasa Cassini mission, has been awarded the 350-year-old honorary title. In 2021, Catherine Heymans, a professor of astrophysics at the University of Edinburgh, …

Saturn, Jupiter and Elon Musk: meet the first female astronomer royal  The Times UK gets first female Astronomer Royal in 350 years  BBC Planetary scientist Michele Dougherty made first female UK astronomer royal  The Guardian King’s first female astronomy guru believes aliens exist somewhere in the Solar System  Daily Star Astronomer Royal: 30th July 2025  GOV.UK Source link

Gwyndaf Hughes Science Videographer Amanda Clark/Cabinet Office Prof Michele Docherty showed courage and talent to become Astronomer Royal Astronomer Prof Michele Dougherty did not study science in secondary school – but was instead inspired to learn more about space after using her father’s telescope. Now she is the first woman to be appointed the UK’s Astronomer Royal in the post’s …

Gwyneth Paltrow isn’t the only big name attached to Astronomer’s cheeky response to “Coldplaygate.” Ryan Reynolds’ company, Maximum Effort, announced its involvement with a lighthearted X post on Sunday. “Thank you for your interest in Maximum Effort, @astronomerio! We’ll now get back to what we do best: motion pictures with Hugh Jackman, Fastvertising and Wrexham football,” the post said. “We’ll …