Spotlight on Malaysian Astronomy at IAUS 377 in Kuala Lumpur
Summary of the Malaysian Astronomy session at IAUS 377, the first IAU conference in Southeast Asia since 1990!
Guide to Adaptive Optics
Adaptive optics is a key technology for modern astronomical observations, and we’ve got a great overview of it for you in this guide!
Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum in Astronomy
We’ve updated and expanded our “Guide to the Electromagnetic Spectrum”! Read on to learn about all the different flavors of light in the Universe, where this light comes from, and how we can detect it.
SOFIA: NASA’s flying infrared observatory prepares for its final take-off
NASA’s SOFIA mission, an infrared telescope aboard a Boeing 747SP that helped discover the universe’s oldest molecule and found water on the sunlit surface of the Moon, is preparing to fly for one last time tonight.
The Insidious Environmental Impact of Astronomy Observatories
Constructing and operating astronomical observatories at our current pace is unsustainable.
Taking better astronomical images, with machine learning!
Too many cool science projects, not enough telescope time. Can machine learning help solve this problem?