Razor-Thin, Ultra-Powerful – The Lens That’s Revolutionizing Telescopes
A team of scientists at the University of Utah has designed a flat lens that matches the power of traditional curved lenses ...
‘Ghosts of the radio universe’: astronomers have discovered a slew of faint circular objects
The ghostly ring Kýklos (from the Greek κύκλος, circle or ring) and the object WR16 both show the environment of rare and ...
Incredible NASA photo captures sound barrier being broken
Now here’s one for the mantelpiece. A newly released image shows the sound barrier being broken on February 10 as America’s first civil supersonic jet completed its second flight at speeds exceeding ...
ScienceAlert on MSN14h
Fast Radio Burst Traced Back to The Last Place We Expected
The mystery of fast radio bursts (FRBs) just got a little bit weirder. A team of astronomers has just traced a burst called ...
ZME Science on MSN21h
This New NASA Telescope Will Map The Universe in 102 Colors of Light. Here’s Why it’s a Big Deal
The $488-million mission is set to map the sky in 102 colors of light, probing cosmic inflation, galactic ices, and the history of the universe’s first light.
Billion-Light-Year Superstructure Shakes Up Our View of the Universe
Scientists have uncovered “Quipu,” the largest known galactic structure, stretching 1.4 billion light-years. This discovery ...