Did Light Illuminate the Universe’s Birth?
Nowadays, the dark of night is interspersed with the light of stars. But before the stars were born, did light shine at the beginning of the universe? The short answer …
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Mysterious Signals Emerge From Antarctic Ice, Leaving Scientists Puzzled
Unexplainable signals are broadcasting out of Antarctica, and scientists are stumped. NASA ’s Antarctic Impulsive Transient Antenna (ANITA) – a series of instruments suspended from high-altitude balloons over Antarctica to …
How the Rubin Observatory Will Transform Astronomy
Night is falling on Cerro Pachón. Stray clouds reflect the last few rays of golden light as the sun dips below the horizon. I focus my camera across the summit …
First-Ever Images Released by the Vera C. Rubin Observatory: A Cosmic Revelation
What do photos from the largest digital camera ever built look like? Now we know, with the first images released from The National Science Foundation–U.S. Department of Energy Vera C. …