Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Initiate Section 106 Consultation for Proposed Changes to Arecibo Observatory Operations, Arecibo, Puerto Rico and Notice of Public Scoping Meetings […]
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A Second LIGO Gravitational Wave Observation?
GW150914: First results from the search for binary black hole coalescence with Advanced LIGO, The LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the Virgo Collaboration “In addition to possible gravitational-wave signals, the detector strain […]
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Gravitational Waves Detected
Gravitational Waves Detected, NSF “For the first time, scientists have observed ripples in the fabric of spacetime called gravitational waves, arriving at Earth from a cataclysmic event in the distant […]
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Harassment in Space Science and Astronomy (Update)
Caltech suspends professor for harassment, Science “For what is believed to be the first time in its history, the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in Pasadena has suspended a faculty […]
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Astronomers Frown On Extrasolar Planet Naming Contest
(Mostly) Thumbs Down on ExoNames, ManyWorlds “One of the co-discoverers of HD 149026 b is Debra Fischer, now a professor of astronomy at Yale University. Asked her view of the […]
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Hawaiian Court Rules Against Thirty Meter Telescope
Hawaiian court revokes permit for planned mega-telescope, Nature “Hawaii’s supreme court has ruled that the construction permit for the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) atop the mountain of Mauna Kea is […]
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Name An Extrasolar Planet – For Free
NameExoWorlds Contest Opens for Public Voting “Although people have been naming celestial objects for millennia, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) is the authority responsible for assigning official names to celestial […]
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Stunning Imagery from Hubble
Celestial Fireworks Celebrate Hubble’s 25th Anniversary (With Amazing Video) “This glittering tapestry of young stars exploding into life in a dramatic fireworks display has been released today to celebrate 25 […]
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Stunning Real Images of Planet Formation
ALMA Image Reveals Planetary Genesis, ESO “This new image from ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, reveals extraordinarily fine detail that has never been seen before in the planet-forming disc […]
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ESF Lawyers Up Over Comment in Nature
European Science Foundation demands retraction of criticism in Nature, threatens legal action, Retraction Watch “Amayo Moro-Martin, an assistant astronomer at the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) and an associate research […]