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O, For a Dark Night Sky

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by David J. Kaplan The city’s night sky Holds the moon aloft, A dim orb. Constellations—incomplete, The drinking gourd dismantled Cassiopeia banished. Orion dismembered. O, for a dark night sky, Stars shimmering In both mind and eye. When meteors from … Continue reading →

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Rekindling My Love of Astronomy

Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

by David J. Kaplan I was born in the South Bronx. My parents each had two jobs, so we as kids were pretty much on our own. Saturday mornings my mother gave me fifty cents, pinned a label inside my … Continue reading →

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Posted on May 1, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Biggest cosmic mystery ‘step closer’ to solution The nature of this quirk, which allowed matter to dominate the Universe at the expense of antimatter, remains a mystery. Now, results from an experiment in Japan … Continue reading →

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Posted on April 1, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Telescopes detect ‘biggest explosion since Big Bang’ The blast in the Ophiuchus galaxy cluster left a cavity 15 times bigger than our Milky Way galaxy. Scientists have detected evidence of a colossal explosion in … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 2, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Google Doodle celebrates scientist Mary Somerville Mary Fairfax Somerville was a mathematician, geographer and astronomer, who was born in 1780 in Jedburgh but her childhood home was at Burntisland in Fife. Mary carried out … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 2, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Sun’s surface seen in remarkable new detail Behold the Sun’s convulsing surface at a level of detail never seen before. The Daniel K Inouye Solar Telescope on Hawaii has released pictures that show features … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 5, 2020 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan The best space images of 2019 With some blockbuster space missions under way, 2019 saw some amazing images beamed back to Earth from around the Solar System. Meanwhile, some of our most powerful telescopes … Continue reading →

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Posted on December 2, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Scientists find ‘monster’ black hole Before now, scientists did not think it was possible for a stellar black hole to have a mass larger than 20 times that of the sun, an approximation based … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 4, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Nobel physics prize Three scientists have been awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physics for “ground-breaking” discoveries about the Universe. James Peebles, Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz were announced as this year’s winners at … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 1, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Kirkcudbright school’s conversion to dark sky center begins Work has started to convert an old school in southern Scotland into a dark sky visitor center. The £2.5m project at the former Johnston Primary in … Continue reading →

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Posted on September 3, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Tardigrades: Stuck on the moon after crash The moon might now be home to thousands of planet Earth’s most indestructible animals. Tardigrades – often called “water bears” – are creatures under a millimetre long … Continue reading →

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Posted on August 6, 2019 by ST Editors

compiled by Arlene & David Kaplan Nasa puts up deep-space atomic clock Nasa has put a miniaturised atomic clock in orbit that it believes can revolutionise deep-space navigation. Nasa has put a miniaturised atomic clock in orbit that it believes … Continue reading →

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