Telescopes | Innovation News Network Science, Research & Innovation News Thu, 19 Dec 2024 10:37:25 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 The energetic Universe: The UK and very-high-energy gamma-rays /the-energetic-universe-the-uk-and-very-high-energy-gamma-rays/53406/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-energetic-universe-the-uk-and-very-high-energy-gamma-rays /the-energetic-universe-the-uk-and-very-high-energy-gamma-rays/53406/#respond Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:02:43 +0000 /?p=53406 Jon Lapington and Paula Chadwick explore the UK's contributions and leadership potential in very-high-energy gamma-ray science.

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]]> /the-energetic-universe-the-uk-and-very-high-energy-gamma-rays/53406/feed/ 0 PLATO telescope to find Earth-like planets from 2026 /plato-telescope-to-find-earth-like-planets-from-2026/49411/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plato-telescope-to-find-earth-like-planets-from-2026 /plato-telescope-to-find-earth-like-planets-from-2026/49411/#respond Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:47:51 +0000 /?p=49411 The PLATO space telescope is on track to start searching for Earth-like planets in December 2026. Find out more.

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]]> /plato-telescope-to-find-earth-like-planets-from-2026/49411/feed/ 0 Largest-ever European Solar Telescope may unlock the mystery of space weather /new-european-solar-telescope-may-unlock-mystery-of-space-weather/35329/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-european-solar-telescope-may-unlock-mystery-of-space-weather /new-european-solar-telescope-may-unlock-mystery-of-space-weather/35329/#respond Tue, 25 Jul 2023 14:22:21 +0000 /?p=35329 Discover how the construction of the largest-ever European Space Telescope could reveal unknown mysteries about space weather.

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]]> /new-european-solar-telescope-may-unlock-mystery-of-space-weather/35329/feed/ 0 Potentially habitable super-Earth discovered with SPECULOOS telescopes /potentially-habitable-super-earth-discovered-with-speculoos-telescopes/25344/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=potentially-habitable-super-earth-discovered-with-speculoos-telescopes /potentially-habitable-super-earth-discovered-with-speculoos-telescopes/25344/#respond Thu, 08 Sep 2022 10:21:50 +0000 /?p=25344 An international research team has identified two super-Earth planets orbiting the LP 890-9 star using SPECULOOS telescopes.

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]]> /potentially-habitable-super-earth-discovered-with-speculoos-telescopes/25344/feed/ 0 Imaging mysteries of the Universe with the James Webb Space Telescope /imaging-mysteries-of-the-universe-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/24567/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imaging-mysteries-of-the-universe-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope /imaging-mysteries-of-the-universe-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/24567/#respond Tue, 16 Aug 2022 10:02:54 +0000 /?p=24567 Günther Hasinger, Director of Science at ESA, discusses the spectacular images released by the James Webb Space Telescope.

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]]> /imaging-mysteries-of-the-universe-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/24567/feed/ 0 Capturing a Universal understanding from James Webb Space Telescope Images /universal-understanding-from-james-webb-space-telescope-images/23115/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=universal-understanding-from-james-webb-space-telescope-images /universal-understanding-from-james-webb-space-telescope-images/23115/#respond Wed, 13 Jul 2022 17:40:47 +0000 /?p=23115 Dr Massimo Robberto, an AURA Observatory Scientist from the Space Telescope Science Institute, details the galactic journey to capture the first breathtaking James Webb Space Telescope images of the Universe. On July 12, 2022, following a preview briefing at the White House on the previous evening, NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency simultaneously released […]

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]]> /universal-understanding-from-james-webb-space-telescope-images/23115/feed/ 0 Developing cutting-edge software for the Square Kilometre Array Observatory /developing-software-square-kilometre-array-observatory/20211/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=developing-software-square-kilometre-array-observatory /developing-software-square-kilometre-array-observatory/20211/#respond Mon, 11 Apr 2022 12:28:01 +0000 /?p=20211 UK institutions have been granted £15m to develop the ‘brain’ of the Square Kilometre Array Observatory, which is the biggest radio telescope in the world. The Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKAO) is positioned to investigate the evolution of the early Universe. Amongst its many objectives will be to examine the role of some of the […]

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]]> /developing-software-square-kilometre-array-observatory/20211/feed/ 0 Spitzer Telescope leads to greater understanding of star explosions  /spitzer-telescope-greater-understanding-star-explosions/13805/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=spitzer-telescope-greater-understanding-star-explosions /spitzer-telescope-greater-understanding-star-explosions/13805/#respond Thu, 05 Aug 2021 15:06:39 +0000 /?p=13805 NASA’s Spitzer telescope can see through the haze of star explosions, thus giving scientists a greater understanding of how these explosions occur. 

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]]> /spitzer-telescope-greater-understanding-star-explosions/13805/feed/ 0 GLOSTAR survey uncovers new star formation in the Milky Way /glostar-survey-uncovers-new-star-formation-in-the-milky-way/13559/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=glostar-survey-uncovers-new-star-formation-in-the-milky-way /glostar-survey-uncovers-new-star-formation-in-the-milky-way/13559/#respond Tue, 27 Jul 2021 08:30:49 +0000 /?p=13559 A team of astronomers conducting a GLOSTAR survey have revealed tracers of a massive, undiscovered star formation in the Milky Way.

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]]> /glostar-survey-uncovers-new-star-formation-in-the-milky-way/13559/feed/ 0 Surveying new skies with the James Webb Space Telescope /surveying-new-skies-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/13246/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=surveying-new-skies-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope /surveying-new-skies-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/13246/#respond Thu, 22 Jul 2021 07:19:59 +0000 /?p=13246 The James Webb Space Telescope will revolutionise our understanding of the atmospheres of planets found orbiting other stars. Since the first detection of a planet orbiting another star in 1995, astronomers have found over 5000 “exoplanets,” mostly due to NASA’s Kepler space telescope that operated from 2009-2018.  For these other worlds, we typically know precious […]

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]]> /surveying-new-skies-with-the-james-webb-space-telescope/13246/feed/ 0 Event Horizon Telescope reveals unprecedented detail of Centaurus A /event-horizon-telescope-reveals-unprecedented-detail-of-centaurus-a/13306/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=event-horizon-telescope-reveals-unprecedented-detail-of-centaurus-a /event-horizon-telescope-reveals-unprecedented-detail-of-centaurus-a/13306/#respond Tue, 20 Jul 2021 10:39:33 +0000 /?p=13306 Researchers from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration has successfully imaged the radio galaxy Centaurus A in exceptional detail.

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]]> /event-horizon-telescope-reveals-unprecedented-detail-of-centaurus-a/13306/feed/ 0 SKAO announce production of largest radio telescope arrays in the world /skao-announce-production-of-largest-radio-telescope-arrays-in-the-world/12921/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=skao-announce-production-of-largest-radio-telescope-arrays-in-the-world /skao-announce-production-of-largest-radio-telescope-arrays-in-the-world/12921/#respond Thu, 01 Jul 2021 09:09:06 +0000 /?p=12921 SKAO has revealed plans for creating the world’s largest radio telescope arrays, which will be situated in Australia and South Africa.

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]]> /skao-announce-production-of-largest-radio-telescope-arrays-in-the-world/12921/feed/ 0 Solving the mysterious dimming of the Betelgeuse star /solving-the-mysterious-dimming-of-the-betelgeuse-star/12607/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=solving-the-mysterious-dimming-of-the-betelgeuse-star /solving-the-mysterious-dimming-of-the-betelgeuse-star/12607/#respond Thu, 17 Jun 2021 10:10:27 +0000 /?p=12607 An international team of astronomers have deciphered the reason for the enigmatic dimming of the bright orange Betelgeuse star.

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]]> /solving-the-mysterious-dimming-of-the-betelgeuse-star/12607/feed/ 0 Discovery of five double-Sun planets that may support life /discovery-of-five-double-sun-planets-may-support-life/11372/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=discovery-of-five-double-sun-planets-may-support-life /discovery-of-five-double-sun-planets-may-support-life/11372/#respond Tue, 11 May 2021 10:44:18 +0000 /?p=11372 A study has detected five planets with double-Sun orbits that potentially create conditions capable of supporting life, such as liquid water.

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]]> /discovery-of-five-double-sun-planets-may-support-life/11372/feed/ 0 The SKA Observatory has announced its novel future branding /ska-observatory-announced-future-branding/11137/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ska-observatory-announced-future-branding /ska-observatory-announced-future-branding/11137/#respond Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:23:22 +0000 /?p=11137 The formally known SKA Observatory, based at the iconic Jodrell Bank Observatory, has divulged its future SKAO branding.

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