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This study provided a preliminary test of hypothesized associations between short-lived star-like transients identified in POSS-I sky survey images from 1949 and 1957 and both nuclear weapons testing and reports of UAP sightings. The study premise was that identifying contemporaneous correlates of transients might help elucidate their nature and origin, which currently is unknown. Our results revealed several intriguing statistical …

Astronomers analyzing observations of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS using the W. M. Keck Observatory have discovered further unusual features of our third interstellar visitor, and confirmed the presence of a rare “anti-solar tail”. On July 1, 2025, astronomers at the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS) spotted an object making its way through our Solar System. That’s no surprise, given the …

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory has begun its decade-long survey to scan the entire night sky every three days. To do this, it uses the Simonyi Survey Telescope and the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST) camera, the world’s largest digital camera. What is it? Together, the telescope and camera work to make this process as efficient as possible. …

IN A NUTSHELL 🔭 The Rubin Observatory and JWST offer complementary astronomical insights through wide-field surveys and infrared observations. 🌌 Located in Chile, the Rubin Observatory utilizes optimal conditions for ground-based wide-field sky mapping. 🚀 The James Webb Space Telescope operates at the L2 point, offering precise infrared capabilities and detailed follow-up observations. 🛰️ Together, they facilitate a comprehensive understanding …

IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 NASA’s Carruthers Geocorona Observatory launches to study Earth’s geocorona from the L1 Lagrange point. 🔭 The mission aims to capture detailed images using advanced UV imaging technology. 🚀 Positioned at L1, the observatory will analyze hydrogen loss critical for understanding exoplanet habitability. 🌌 This mission builds on Dr. George Carruthers’ vision, enhancing our knowledge of planetary …

“Silicon Breached the Neon Layer”: Chandra Observatory Reveals Massive Star’s Violent Internal Collapse Before Supernova Explosion  Rude BaguetteView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.  The New York Times New Black Hole Measurements Show More Ways Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein Were Right  Scientific American What scientists have learned from the biggest ever collision of black holes  Al Jazeera Astronomers get best view yet of two merging black holes  yahoo.com “An Unimaginable Breakthrough”: Loudest-Ever Gravitational Wave Collision …

On June 23, 2025, planetariums around the world, including the historic Prague Planetarium, joined together to unveil the first images captured by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory. What is it? Inside the domed theater of the planetarium, with its state-of-the-art LED display that makes images crisper than those of most other planetariums, audiences gathered beneath projections of the cosmos. As …

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Out there in the Universe, a great existential question remains unanswered: are we alone in the Universe? Despite all that we’ve learned — about matter, about the Universe, about all the other stars and planets out …

Named in honor of female astronomer Vera Rubin, whose pioneering work on galaxy rotation provided key evidence for dark matter, the Vera Rubin Observatory uses the world’s largest digital camera to peer at the night sky, looking for dark matter in our universe. What is it? This state-of-the-art facility houses the Simonyi Survey Telescope, which includes a 27.5 foot (8.4 …