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November 15, 2016 1 min read
There are all sorts of cool things going on in the sky (and especially this month), so don’t fret if you missed that supermoon. In fact, you can get a close-up look at […]
The post You Can Take Photos of Space With a Raspberry Pi appeared first on Geek.com.
September 01, 2015 1 min read
The US Department of Energy is building a digital camera that puts your camera to shame. I don’t even need to know anything about your camera to say that, because the DoE’s new […]
The post World’s most powerful digital camera being built by US Department of Energy appeared first on Geek.com.
February 02, 2015 1 min read
Astronomers are building an incredible digital camera for capturing the heavens, and they intent to use it to make time-lapse videos, 3D sky maps, and more.
The post 3,200 megapixel camera will make interactive 3D map of the universe appeared first on Geek.com.
December 13, 2014 1 min read
NASA has often gotten the short end of the stick when it comes to federal budgets, but a rather fascinating thing happened when the US House of Representatives recently passed its massive $1.1 […]
The post NASA to be overfunded in 2015, its future as bright as the Sun appeared first on Geek.com.
November 17, 2014 1 min read
There’s still a lot we don’t know about how planets form around young stars. Oh sure, we have the broad strokes down, but it’s not even clear what conditions are required and when […]
The post ALMA radio telescope captures sharpest image ever of solar system formation appeared first on Geek.com.
November 07, 2014 1 min read
The ALMA observatory is almost at full zoom, and its very first picture is historic: a high-res image of planets forming around a nearby star.
The post The image that’s set to revolutionize theories of planetary genesis appeared first on Geek.com.
July 10, 2014 1 min read
NASA's SOFIA telescope looks out at the universe from the back of a Boeing 747 flying at 45,000 ft. It's an extreme solution to a simple problem: air.
The post NASA’s SOFIA telescope lives in a jumbo jet at 45,000 feet appeared first on Geek.com.
June 18, 2014 1 min read
Hubble is about to start looking for a target for mankind's longest-range exploratory mission ever -- and it wasn't even planned from the start.
The post New Horizons probe to visit a planet beyond Pluto – if Hubble can find one appeared first on Geek.com.
June 06, 2014 1 min read
Scientists have confirmed the existence of a type of hybrid star first proposed more than 35 years ago: a neutron star swallowed by a supergiant.
The post Bizarre hybrid star found, it’s a supergiant with a neutron star inside appeared first on Geek.com.
June 04, 2014 1 min read
Considering the human race generally appreciates things of beauty, star gazing is one of our oldest pastimes. Though looking through a consumer-grade telescope and using consumer-grade cameras can generate some impressive images, nothing […]
The post Hubble’s most colorful image of the universe took 10 years and 600 hours to capture appeared first on Geek.com.
March 08, 2014 1 min read
NASA was pleased just to maintain its funding level this year, and it has big plans for what to do with all that cash.
The post NASA’s $17 billion budget includes Mars, Europa, and an asteroid lasso appeared first on Geek.com.
January 27, 2014 1 min read
An exceptionally bright nearby supernova can be seen with regular binoculars, but astronomers think that same intensity could also tell us something about the very nature of the universe.
The post Nearby supernova will light up the sky for a week, grant insight into dark energy appeared first on Geek.com.
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