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This Stellar Smithsonian Program Will Bring the Wonders of the Universe to the Classroom
The new initiative will help students in rural areas learn more about astronomy. Can it inspire the next generation of ...
Astronomers provide insights into the hot gaseous halo of galaxy NGC 7793
Using Spektr-RG and Chandra space observatories, Chinese astronomers have investigated a nearby spiral galaxy known as NGC 7793. Results of the new study, published March 13 on the arXiv preprint ...
Space.com10h
Dazzling photos of this month's total lunar eclipse showcase a blood red moon near the Milky Way's heart
NOIRLab shared stunning views of the total lunar eclipse in the night sky over Chile, complete with a blood red moon and ...
Webb Space Telescope captures a star in the making and a galaxy far, far away
The Webb Space Telescope has captured a plume of gas and dust streaming from a star in the making, with a spiral galaxy as a ...
Astronomers discover 128 new moons orbiting Saturn
Quantitatively upstaging Earth’s guest appearance of a second moon this fall, a recent study found that Saturn has 128 new ...
'UFO' sighting near Bristol as blue and white spiral lights up sky
People have been mesmerised by a blue and white spiral in the sky this evening, Monday, March 24. Multiple pictures of a ...
University of Innsbruck23h
Scientific Observatory
The observatory at the institute building is located in the dome of the Viktor-Franz-Hess-Building, which was already built in February 1986. In 1992 we started the planning work and the telescope ...