The Sloan Digital Sky Survey: A Legacy
Today’s ‘beyond’ bite takes you back to 2000, when a new telescope meant to survey the night sky takes the astrophysics community by storm.
Expecting the unexpected in astronomical data
The majority of groundbreaking astronomical discoveries are completely unexpected. With a multitude of next-generation telescope surveys being planned or under construction, how can we maximize our chances of coming across these serendipitous finds?
The SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation Conference (#SPIEAstro) in Edinburgh
A glimpse of the #SPIEastro conference in Edinburgh
KELT: The Extremely Little Telescope
In the era of extremely large telescopes, let’s take look at the opposite end: the extremely little telescopes. KELT, or the Kilodegree Extremely Little Telescope, is one of them.
Taking the leap from engineering into astronomy
If you hold an engineering diploma and dream of exploring the universe, this Astrobite is for you: practical advice on how to take the leap into astronomy and astrophysics.
Optimizing the search for pale blue dots
How can we find other pale blue dots? Today’s paper studies what could be the most time-effective way to search for Earth-like exoplanets, just by looking at their colors.