astronomy

pennomi, 17 godzin temu w Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view

I still think they should build out a lunar crater radio telescope out there on the dark side of the moon. The radio silence and scale would be impossible to get any other way.

ogmios, 17 godzin temu

scale

That’s an interesting thought I hadn’t considered. The Webb is about as quiet as we’re going to get anywhere near our orbit, but a lunar compound could very easily be much larger, and would be a great deal easier to service/upgrade.

pennomi, 17 godzin temu

The dark side of the moon is shielded from the planet’s radio by the whole moon. So it’s a pretty attractive place to set up.

Plus, several candidate craters have favorable geometry for a massive radio telescope.

It truly is one of my favorite proposals.

quediuspayu, 16 godzin temu

That’s the far side.

pennomi, 8 godzin temu

Yes the far side of the moon is colloquially (and incorrectly) called the dark side of the moon. Thanks for the correction.

agamemnonymous, 17 godzin temu w Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view

I get the actual issue, but that title sounds hilariously boomer.

al_Kaholic, 17 godzin temu w Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view

It’s starstink muskings up the sky.

ogmios, 18 godzin temu w Scientists look to black holes to know exactly where we are in the Universe. But phones and Wi-Fi are blocking the view

And slowly, society began to awaken to the reality that theirs was a civilization ruled by Mammon, not men.

InternetCitizen2, 3 dni temu w NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects

True shame.

itsgroundhogdayagain, 3 dni temu w NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects

Go on without us. We’re headed back to the Dark Ages.

henfredemars, 3 dni temu w NASA's been pulling out of major astronomy meetings — and scientists are feeling the effects

NASA is kill. They had something like a 50% budget cut planned.

ericbejlic, 5 dni temu (edited 6 godzin temu) w Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of 'termination shock'

Equipped with functioning instruments and still transmitting data, New Horizons will provide scientists valuable insight into the edge of our local solar system, helping us understand the transition zone between solar and interstellar environments.

Deebster, 5 dni temu w Webb captures evidence of a lightweight planet around TWA 7

I’m pretty sure you wouldn’t be able to get a custom number plate of that star’s name.

culpritus, 6 dni temu w The Milky Way is More Clumpy than Astronomers Thought

Curds and Milky Way Galaxy

edgemaster72, 6 dni temu w The Milky Way is More Clumpy than Astronomers Thought

The milk’s gone bad

freagle, 7 dni temu w Astronomy has a major data problem. Simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

Astronomy is constantly discovering never-befor observed phenomenon. The idea that you can simulate realistic images of anything requires you to have sufficient knowledge of reality, and astronomy keeps showing us that we don’t have that.

The only way I can see this being helpful is to train algorithms for what is already known and can be safely filtered out, making it easier to detect new observations

emuspawn, 7 dni temu w Astronomy has a major data problem. Simulating realistic images of the sky can help train algorithms

What kind of algorithms are those trains running?!

Make sure you check out the simulator webpage for some sweet old school design and a lot of neat pictures! I love a good simulation.

ddash, 10 dni temu w The Cosmic Owl: Astronomers discover a peculiar galaxy merger

Just let him watch TV

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bleistift2, 10 dni temu w The Cosmic Owl: Astronomers discover a peculiar galaxy merger

[…] only a few hundred of them have been detected in the local universe

Why haven’t they checked other universes?