Australian scientists to help build one of the world’s most powerful telescopes which will be able to see back into the early universe Australian scientists are helping develop a brand new ground-based telescope Images will be three times sharper than NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope When completed it will be able to see further into space … Read more
It’s as if the Earth has closed its eyes, some scientists say: the coronavirus pandemic has forced astronomers in northern Chile to shut down the world’s most powerful telescopes, running the risk of missing out on supernovas and other spectacles in space. Scientists have been unable to take advantage of the pristine skies over Chile’s … Read more
If aliens are using an interstellar beacon to contact Earth, scientists at the SETI Institute are going to find it. The team believes advanced lifeforms have placed a transmitter in the center of the galaxy and are developing techniques to detect signatures from the technology. SETI scientist are developing a system that ‘piggybacks’ off the … Read more