Tag Archives: Astronomy
Science’s humankind shield
“Science benefits all of humanity,” they say. Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Colonialism, history of astronomy, Holmdel Horn, Large Hadron Collider, self-perception, settler colonialism, Thirty Meter Telescope
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They’re trying to build a telescope
If a telescope like the TMT and a big physics experiment like the INO are being stalled for failing to account for the interests and sensibilities of the people already living at or near their planned sites, what should scientists … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, Colonialism, India-based Neutrino Observatory, Thirty Meter Telescope
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‘World class’ optical telescope – India’s largest – to be activated near Nainital
The instrument is part of a widening foray into observational research in astronomy that India has undertaken since the 1960s, and bolstered with the successful launch of its first multi-wavelength satellite in September 2015. Continue reading
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Tagged Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Astronomy, ASTROSAT, Devasthal optical telescope, Ritchey-Chrétien design, spectroscope, Thirty Meter Telescope
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Rocky exoplanets only get so big before they get gassy
By the time the NASA Kepler mission failed in 2013, it had gathered evidence that there were at least 962 exoplanets in 76 stellar systems, not to mention the final word is awaited on 2,900 more. In the four years it … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronomy, density, empirical relationship, exobiology, exoplanets, mass, NASA Kepler mission, planet formation, Solar System
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A brief description of galactic clusters and their detection
The oldest galaxies are observed today as elliptical, and to be found in clusters. These clusters are the remnants of older protoclusters that dominated the landscape of outer space in the universe’s early years, years that witnessed the formation … Continue reading
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Tagged astronomical spectroscopy, Astronomy, Balmer series, galactic clusters, Multi-object Infrared Camera and Spectrograph, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, protoclusters, star-formation, USS1558-003
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