All-Sky Survey
Telescopes Didn’t Always Play Nicely with Each Other. That’s About to Change
Those readers who have dabbled with astronomical imaging will be familiar with the technique of taking multiple images and then…
Astronomers Release a Cosmic Atlas of 380,000 Galaxies in our Neighborhood
The Milky Way is just one galaxy in a vast cosmic web that makes up the Universe's large-scale structure. While…
A Tiny Asteroid was Discovered Mere Hours Before it Crashed Into the Earth
Last week, a small asteroid was detected just two hours before it impacted Earth’s atmosphere. Luckily, it was only about…
Australian Radio Telescopes Just Completed a map of the Universe
CSIRO has made a detailed radio survey of the southern hemisphere, and discovered a million new galaxies.
Controversial Image from SkyAlert Hints at Multiple Santas in the Early Universe
[/caption] Normally, SkyAlert collects and distributes reports of astronomical transients in near-real time, such as supernovae, gamma-ray bursts, cataclysmic variables…
WISE Launches to Begin All-Sky Survey (Video)
NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE, successfully lifted off this morning on its way to map the entire sky…