For all you space geeks, we have something dazzling for you. The Hubble Space Telescope recorded footage of a supernova exploding in the sky over the course of a year, creating one of the brightest light shows ever seen. In fact, the exploding star burned at the radiance of 5 … [Read more...] about Time lapse: This supernova was 5 billion times brighter than the sun
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Japan’s space agency to capture ultra-detailed images of Martian moons
Last week, we published a story coming out of Chile where scientists are building a camera so powerful it can spot a golf ball 15 miles away. The camera can snap 3,200-megapixel images and is meant to help us unlock some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. In related news out … [Read more...] about Japan’s space agency to capture ultra-detailed images of Martian moons
Scientists create camera so powerful it can spot golf ball 15 miles away
Scientists are developing the world’s biggest camera to help us unlock some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. What makes the camera so special is that it has a focal plane that can snap 3,200-megapixel images. What does this mean in layman’s terms? It means the camera can … [Read more...] about Scientists create camera so powerful it can spot golf ball 15 miles away
This tiny space rock holds clues about the planet’s evolution
Back in 2012, a team of Japanese and Belgian researchers in Antarctica found a golf ball-sized space rock resting in the snow. Now, NASA astronauts have had a chance to study a piece of that meteorite, Asuka 12236, and they say it may hold new clues about the development of … [Read more...] about This tiny space rock holds clues about the planet’s evolution
NASA to fly stadium-sized high-altitude balloon to watch newborn stars
NASA’s latest mission won’t involve launching a rocket into space, but rather a stadium-sized high-altitude balloon that will fly high up in the Earth’s atmosphere - all in an effort to watch newly formed stars. The mission is called ASTHROS (Astrophysics Stratospheric Telescope … [Read more...] about NASA to fly stadium-sized high-altitude balloon to watch newborn stars
