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'Like a family photo of our solar system': The James Webb telescope is watching 2 alien planets being born before our eyes
Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...
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U-M Department of Astronomy prepares its first NASA mission
The University of Michigan Department of Astronomy is scheduled to launch its first space mission with a $10 million grant from NASA. WEMU’s Kevin Meerschaert has the story.
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Astronomers realize mysterious TV signal in their data bounced off an airplane
The sky is awash with radio-frequency interference (RFI), but thanks to two astronomers who tracked down a stray TV broadcast ...
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Astronomers Discover Largest Radio Jet from the Early Universe. It’s Twice the Width of the Milky Way!
While radio jets are relatively common in the nearby Universe, they have been elusive in the early Universe. This is partly ...
Mystery Signal Lights Up a Dead Galaxy, Baffling Astronomers
Astronomers have pinpointed an FRB outside a dead galaxy for the first time, challenging existing models that link FRBs to ...
Largest celestial object of its kind discovered in the distant universe
Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...
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Brown astronomers create new technique to eliminate signals disrupting sensitive radio telescopes
An unexpected television signal traced to an airplane led to a new method for pinpointing unwanted radio signals, as growing satellite activity threatens the future of radio astronomy.