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The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten astronomy opportunities

The 2020s have already seen many Moon landing attempts, although many have crashed or rolled over. With all the excitement surrounding the possibility of humans returning to the Moon, both commercial interests and scientists stand to gain. The Moon is perfectly suited for researchers to build telescopes they cannot place on Earth; because the Moon… Read More »

The rush to return humans to the Moon and build lunar bases could threaten astronomy opportunities

The 2020s have already seen many Moon landing attempts, although many have crashed or rolled over. With all the excitement surrounding the possibility of humans returning to the Moon, both commercial interests and scientists stand to gain. The Moon is perfectly suited for researchers to build telescopes they cannot place on Earth; because the Moon… Read More »

The future of astronomy is bright and very expensive (op-ed)

Astronomy has a bright future. The universe is revealed in minute detail with the current generation of large optical telescopes. close to the big bang. There is hope that mysteries will be solved dark matter And dark energy It will be resolved. Thousands outer planets has been discovered, and astronomers may be approaching the first… Read More »

Condor Array Telescope confirms Chinese astrology records of ‘new star’ detected in 77 BC

The first data has arrived from a new telescope array. The Condor Array revealed a striking view of a distant dwarf nova; The scene offers astronomers a stunning new, ultra-low-brightness view of the universe. Condor consists of six refracting telescopes combined by computers to form a giant telescope cluster that can detect and study objects… Read More »