The Giant Magellan scope – 80 feet in diameter – will be ten times as precise as Hubble
Massive devices are poised to see to the edges of the universe.
Source: The latest in a new generation of giant telescopes broke ground — Quartz
The Dec. 3 full moon is the first of three consecutive supermoons, including a lunar eclipse. The other supermoons will happen on Jan. 1 and Jan. 31, 2018. You can watch Sunday’s supermoon live online here, courtesy of the online astronomy service Slooh or directly from Slooh.com here. If you only have time to catch one […]
The search for Planet Nine (or ten, if astronomers change their minds again) continues
