Are we alone? How unique is our Earth? Should the hunt for life beyond Earth uncover a multitude of habitable worlds and few (if any) inhabited ones. The post Jul 29th: The Earth As An Exoplanet appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
If we send humans to Mars, will they be able to survive? How hostile is the solar system for human exploration? The post Jun 7th: Planetary Environments & Health Risks appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
It's not surprising that there's a lot of interest in the topic of getting a good job in astronomy. What sorts of jobs can one get with a degree versus without one? Let's discuss this on our first Astronomy Coffee Hangout in quite a while. The post Apr 16th: Jobs In Astronomy: Do You Really Need a Degree? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Finding habitable worlds need a dedicated instrument that does nothing else but tries to locate and characterize them. That’s where the Habitable Worlds Observatory comes in The post Feb 11th: What is the Habitable Worlds Observatory? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Many of you consistently ask: If the Universe is expanding, then what is it expanding into? The post Jul 30th: What is the Universe Expanding Into? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
There are planets in orbit around stars outside our solar system - and even rogue planets. But finding them is very hard. They are small and dim. But ideally, we’d like to see them directly, in our telescopes. Is that possible?
Here is the Deep Astronomy Review of the Dwarf II smart telescope from Dwarflabs. The post Apr 20th: DwarfLab Dwarf 2 Smart Telescope appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
The James Webb Space Telescope has made its first observations of the TRAPPIST-1 system and measured the temperature of TRAPPIST-1b! The post Nov 28th: JWST Measures Temperature of TRAPPIST-1b appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Did you know that the discovery of other planets in orbit around other stars is a very recent one? Only 25 years ago, we had no idea there were any planets in our galaxy besides those in our solar system. Now, not only have we discovered them, but astronomers estimate there are trillions of them. There are so many exoplanets out there that every star in our galaxy could have at least one. The post Nov 14th: Exoplanets Are Everywhere appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Kepler-22b is one of the first exoplanets confirmed by the Kepler Space Telescope that resides in the habitable zone. The post Oct 24th: Kepler-22b: An Exoplanet With a Lot of Promise appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
What is exoplanet? Find out in this new segment with @DeepAstronomy The post Sep 16th: What is an Exoplanet? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Here is the Eagle nebula taken using off-the-shelf equipment available to the amateur astronomer. So what instrument can we use see the Pillars of Creation with amateur astronomy telescopes? The post Aug 19th: Can We See the Pillars of Creation With Amateur Astronomy Telescopes? appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Join us today and @DeepAstronomy will discuss about ultra diffuse galaxy dark matter mystery. The post Jul 14th: Mystery of Ultra Diffuse Galaxy with NO Dark Matter Solved appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Dustin talks about his experiences with the new iOptron equatorial mounts. And Tony wonders about the effects of LED streetlights on our night skies. The post Jun 17th: The Problem Of LED Streetlights appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
In this episode, some astronomers, a former astronaut, the current director of the Space Telescope Science Institute as well as the wife of Carl Sagan himself, got together and wrote a white paper that makes the case for a telescope, named after the famous astronomer Carl Sagan, that will look for and directly image planets like Earth around other stars The post May 20th: The Case for the Carl Sagan Space Telescope appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Is the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics science? While we may not be able to say what exactly science is, I can say that I prefer to have my science with a little bit of data. For me to recognize science when I see it, it has to come with some observations or something verifiable The post Apr 15th: Physicists Hunt for a Mirror Universe Galaxy appeared first on 365 Days of Astronomy.
Is the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics science?
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has peered into the chaos of the Cartwheel Galaxy, revealing new details about star formation and the galaxy’s central black hole. Webb’s powerful infrared gaze produced this detailed image of the Cartwheel and two smaller companion galaxies against a backdrop of many other galaxies. This image provides a new view of how the Cartwheel Galaxy has changed over billions of years.
Black holes do not emit any light of their own making them impossible to see directly with telescopes. So, what's the closest one to us?
There is a planet so close to its star that its entire year is only a few hours. and any water oceans that it may have had would have long ago boiled away, the surface rocks melt and the clouds would hold lava rain.