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Astronomers have announced a view of the universe though a lens more than 500,000 light years wide, as part of a program called “Frontier Fields” to search for the first galaxies. (Video)
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Green Bank Telescope
In rural West Virginia, a massive radio telescope has begun listening for signs of alien life on 86 possible Earth-like planets, US astronomers said Friday.
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Scientists could get their first glimpse of the dawn of the universe from a telescope buried up to half a mile underground. This new device is designed to detect gravitational waves. Gravitational waves are an elusive phenomena created by some of the most violent events in the universe such as black holes, neutron stars and the Big Bang.
This image of the sun with a massive detached prominence hovering just above its surface.
Somewhat alarmingly, it looks like a close-up of a tennis ball blowing a smoke ring. But this incredible image is actually of the sun with a massive detached prominence hovering just above its surface. It shows the aftermath of a large solar flare – or prominence – emitted by an erupting sunspot earlier this month. (pics)
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