First Radio Telescope Images Capture the 'Ring of Fire' Effect in Annular Solar Eclipse, Defying Expectations

Medicine & Technology Nov 06, 2023

Radio astronomers in California recorded the "ring of fire" in an annular solar eclipse through radio imaging, a first-time achievement during a partial eclipse. Check it out in this article.

Radio Telescope Captures the Contemporary-Art-Like Heart of Milky Way Galaxy, Showcasing a Major Leap of Its Capabilities

Jan 25, 2023

An image from the MeerKAT radio telescope shows radio emissions from different phenomena, including the heart of the Milky Way galaxy from 25,000 light-years away. Check out its stunning photo that looks like contemporary art in this article.

UK Builds Square Kilometer Array Observatory, the ‘Brain’ of the World’s Largest Radio Telescope to Explore the Early Universe Evolution

Apr 13, 2022

The UK will build the so-called “brain” of the world’s largest telescope. Find out how this scientific project functions to explore the Universe’s evolution.

ALMA Telescope Detects Water in Galaxy 12 Billion Light-Years Away; Here’s What It Means

Nov 03, 2021

In a galaxy 12.88 billion light-years from Earth, ALMA discovered indications of water and carbon monoxide which suggests

Is the Milky Way Sending Earth A Message? Scientists Now Close to Uncovering This Strange Signal

Jul 06, 2021

Astronomers are close to unraveling the origins of the strange signal that are coming from the Milky Way galaxy last year. What could it possibly be?

This $2.2 Billion Radio Telescope Faces Threat from Starlink Satellite Constellations

Jul 03, 2021

A multibillion-dollar radio telescope is moving into its construction phase while still working to raise funding and deal with satellite megaconstellations.

EMU Project Takes Step Forward with First ASKAP Datasets

Jun 02, 2021

Two separate papers report the first radio observations of the galactic plane as made by the Australian SKA Pathfinder, or the ASKAP, taking the EMU project forward.

How Much Would It Cost to Clean Up Arecibo Telescope? NSF Estimates It's Between $30M to $50M!

Mar 08, 2021

National Science Foundation estimates it will cost up to $50 million to clean up the damage from the collapsed Arecibo radio telescope.

FAST Telescope Will Be Open to International Scientists in 2021

Dec 21, 2020

Following the Arecibo Observatory's collapse and closure, China is opening the FAST radio telescope to international scientists beginning in 2021.

Arecibo Telescope Suffered Even More Damage; Will It Set Back Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence?

Nov 10, 2020

The Arecibo Observatory, responsible for hunting alien life and hazardous asteroids, suffered from another break-in just three months.

China's FAST Will Start Searching the Cosmos for Extraterrestrial Life in September

Jun 02, 2020

China's massive telescope, FAST, is getting ready to search the galaxies for aliens. The radio telescope is set to add the detection of extraterrestrial life to its list of scientific tasks. Click the link above to learn more.