Apr 10, 2019
The Incredible Teamwork Behind the First Ever Image of a Black Hole
The EHT linked 8 telescopes around the globe to form an unprecedented ‘Earth-sized telescope’
Tag: telescope
Jul 20, 2018
The 3000mm Zoom on this Nikon Coolpix P1000 is Ridiculous
Pretty impressive.. and a tad creepy
Jul 3, 2018
Putting the Pillars of Creation Into Perspective
You know it’s big when a little dot is a 170 billion kilometres long..
Mar 22, 2018
Guy Takes Giant Telescope Around LA and Shows People the Moon Up Close
He went around LA to give strangers an up-close look at a familiar object; one we might sometimes take for granted
Feb 27, 2018
Casting the Mirror for the World’s Largest Telescope
The castings of the 15-metric ton, off-axis mirrors for the Giant Magellan Telescope forced engineers to push the design and manufacturing process beyond all previous limits
Mar 24, 2016
Picture of the Day: Jupiter’s Moon Io Casts a Shadow as It Transits Jupiter
Did you know Io’s shadow sails across the face of Jupiter at 38,000 mph (17 kilometers per second)!
Jan 6, 2015
Picture of the Day: Pillars of Creation Redux
Photograph by NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA) Although NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has taken many breathtaking images of the universe, one snapshot stands out from the rest: the iconic view of the so-called “Pillars of Creation.” The jaw-dropping photo, taken in 1995, revealed never-before-seen details of three giant columns of cold…
