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Weekly Space Hangout – February 17, 2017: Samuel Mason, Director of the Tesla Science Foundation
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Special Guest: Samuel Mason is the Director of the Tesla Science Foundation, NJ Chapter. The mission…
James Webb Space Telescope Celebrated in Stunning New Video
A new short film showcases the James Webb Telescope - the successor to Hubble - and all the amazing things…
What is the CERN Particle Accelerator?
Located beneath the border between France and Switzerland is the CERN Particle Accelerator, the largest instrument of its kind in…
Detector With Real-time Alert Capability Waits Patiently For Supernova Neutrinos
Researchers at the Super-Kamiokande Observatory hope to be able to learn more about the elusive neutrino particle, thanks to a…
When Was the First Light in the Universe?
When was the first time that the Universe cooled down enough that light could finally move around?
What Are Cosmic Voids?
We talked about the biggest structures in the Universe, but what about the opposite? The biggest empty spaces in the…
Turns Out There Is No Actual Looking Up
A recent study by a team of researchers from University College London has shown that there really is no such…
A ‘Cosmic Miracle’: Indications Of Early Forming ‘Direct Collapse’ Black Hole Seen
Astronomers have been finding some extremely old supermassive black holes, ones that formed when the Universe was quite young. But…
Stars Are The Universe’s Neat Freaks
A recently released catalogue showing the results of a Herschel survey has revealed how stars have cleaned the universe over…
Professor Stephen Hawking Intends To Map The Known Universe
At the upcoming Starmus science conference, Professor Stephen Hawking will unveil the most ambitious plan to map the known universe…