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Rubin Observatory Achieves Another Major Milestone: Reflective Coating of the 8.4-meter Primary/Tertiary Mirror

Vera C. Rubin Observatory's successfully coats 8.4-meter primary/tertiary mirror in on-site coating chamber
30-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

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Desde Chile descubren causas de la diversidad estelar en estrellas binarias

Utilizando el telescopio de Gemini Sur, ubicado en la Región de Coquimbo en Chile, un equipo de astrónomos confirmó por primera vez que las diferencias observadas en las estrellas binarias se deben a las diferencias químicas en la nube de...
25-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Gemini South Reveals Origin of Unexpected Differences in Giant Binary Stars

Using the Gemini South telescope a team of astronomers have confirmed for the first time that differences in binary stars’ composition can originate from chemical variations in the cloud of stellar material from which they formed.
25-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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CCD: El dispositivo que revolucionó la forma en que los astrónomos observan el Universo

En un abrir y cerrar de ojos, el dispositivo de carga acoplada revolucionó la astronomía, modificando radicalmente nuestra forma de explorar el cosmos y haciendo avanzar muchos otros campos de la ciencia y la tecnología. ¿Qué sigue ahora?
22-Apr-2024 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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The Charge-Coupled Device: Revolutionizing How Astronomers See the Universe

In a flash the charge-coupled device ignited a revolution in astronomy, fundamentally altering our approach to exploring the cosmos while advancing many other areas of science and technology. What’s next?
22-Apr-2024 12:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Observatorio Rubin revelará las huellas de la materia oscura en nuestra galaxia

Gracias a las imágenes que podrán ser obtenidas con seis filtros distintos montados en la cámara más grande construida para la astronomía, el Observatorio Vera C. Rubin estará en condiciones de descubrir los efectos de la interacción de la...
15-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Rubin Observatory will Reveal Dark Matter’s Ghostly Disruptions of Stellar Streams

Glittering threads of stars around the Milky Way may hold answers to one of our biggest questions about the Universe: what is dark matter?
15-Apr-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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Revelan detallada panorámica de 11 mil millones de años hacia el pasado del Universo

Astrónomos de diversas partes del mundo están realizando un análisis inicial de los datos del primer año de estudio del Instrumento Espectroscópico de Energía Oscura, que lleva a cabo un sondeo de 5 años para crear el mapa en 3D más grande...
4-Apr-2024 11:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites


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Sunspot cycle is stabilizing, according to worldwide panel of experts

A consortium of solar science experts, including Dr. Gordon Petrie of the NSF’s National Solar Observatory, declared consensus on the next solar cycle. The astronomers predict the next solar cycle will be very similar to the last one.
17-Sep-2020 12:40 PM EDT

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