A significant milestone in Astronomy & Space Science outreach was achieved on Friday 19th April at the first meeting of the Hermanus Junior Astronomy & Space Club (“HJASC”), which is a collaborative initiative of the Hermanus Astronomy Centre (“HAC”), the South African National Space Agency (“ SANSA”) and Lukhanyo Primary school. Sixteen learners from grades …
The Herschel Space Observatory has discovered an extremely massive early-type galaxy, HFLS3, that shouldn’t be present so soon after the Big Bang. By ESA, Noordwijk, Netherlands — Published: April 18, 2013 The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Herschel Space Observatory has discovered an extremely distant galaxy making stars more than 2,000 times faster than our Milky …
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FROM STEVE KLEYN Hubble sees Comet ISON 24 April: Later this year, Comet ISON is expected to become a naked-eye object when it skims through the atmosphere of the Sun. The Hubble Space Telescope has just obtained a sneak preview when it photographed ISON on 10 April. At the time, the comet was 386 million …
The blasts emit surges of gamma rays as well as X-rays, and they produce afterglows that are visible at optical and radio energies. By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland — Published: April 17, 2013 Three unusually long-lasting stellar explosions discovered by NASA’s Swift satellite represent a previously unrecognized class of gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). …
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Video Credit: Gateway to Astronaut Photography, NASA ; Compilation: David Peterson (YouTube); Music: Freedom Fighters (Two Steps from Hell) Explanation: Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth at night. A compilation of such visual spectacles was captured recently from the International Space Station (ISS) and set to rousing music. Passing below are …
