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Although it may have a difficult designation to remember, PSO J030947.49+271757.31, its importance is unique. It is the most distant Blazar observed to date. The
Total lunar eclipse: observing the Earth as a transiting planet
Astronomers succeeded in recording sunlight shining through the Earth’s atmosphere in a manner similar to the study of distant exoplanets. During the extraordinary occasion of
Found: Three Black Holes on Collision Course
A team of astronomers, led by Graduate Student Ryan Pfeifle of George Mason University (GMU) in Fairfax Virginia, used observations spanning the electro-magnetic spectrum to
Chemical element potassium detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
A team of astronomers led by AIP PhD student Engin Keles detected the chemical element potassium in the atmosphere of an exoplanet, for the first
Mapping Stars with PEPSI
The Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI) at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona released its first image of the surface magnetic field
Stellar Dust Survey Paves Way for Exoplanet Missions
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech Using the Large Binocular Telescope Interferometer, or LBTI, on Mount Graham in Arizona, the HOSTS survey determines the brightness of warm dust floating
First PEPSI Data Release
The Potsdam Echelle Polarimetric and Spectroscopic Instrument (PEPSI) at the Large Binocular Telescope (LBT) in Arizona released its first batch of high-spectral resolution data to
‘SHARKs’ will Help LBT Hunt for Exoplanets
Two new instruments will give the Large Binocular Telescope a set of sharper eyes capable of studying planets outside our solar system in greater detail.
Earth Quasi Satellite (469219) 2016 HO3 an asteroid, not Space Junk
At the 49th Annual Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting in Provo, Utah, astronomers led by Vishnu Reddy at the University of Arizona confirm true nature of
The LBT gets polarized: First light for the PEPSI polarimeters
Thanks to a cleverly designed “two-in-one” instrument attached to the world’s most powerful telescope, astronomers can extract more clues about the properties of distant stars
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