2020 – Page 5 – Astronomy Now

Join us for the Cosmic Clouds 3-D book launch

22 September 2020 Astronomy Now

Join us at 8pm BST (1900 GMT) for the launch of Cosmic Cloud 3-D, hosted by London’s Science Museum. Featuring a breath-taking lenticular 3-D front cover, Cosmic Clouds 3-D takes you on a mesmerising journey that tells the story of the birth, death and recycling of stars in nebulae.

Giant Magellan Telescope wins grant to help develop advanced technologies

20 September 2020 Astronomy Now

The Giant Magellan Telescope Organisation wins a $17.5-million grant to help develop advanced adaptive optics and mirror alignment technology.

Hubble captures spectacular new view of Jupiter and Europa

17 September 2020 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope checks in on Jupiter, capturing another sunning view of the giant planet, its Great Red Spot and a colourful tapestry of turbulant cloud bands.

In a first, intact planet found in close orbit around white dwarf

16 September 2020 Astronomy Now

In the first discovery of its kind, astronomers find signs of an intact Jupiter-class planet in close orbit around a compact white dwarf.

Possible evidence found for life on Venus

14 September 2020 Keith Cooper

The best evidence for life beyond Earth has been found in the most surprising of places – the atmosphere of Venus. A team led by Jane Greaves, who is a professor at Cardiff University, has detected the presence of phosphine gas in Venus’ clouds.

Watch today’s major announcement from the Royal Astronomical Society

14 September 2020 Astronomy Now

The Royal Astronomical Society is hosting a news conference today to announce a groundbreaking astronomy result. Tune in at 4pm BST (1500 GMT).

A new angle on the Andromeda galaxy wins astrophotography prize

14 September 2020 Astronomy Now

French photographer Nicolas Lefaudeux has beaten thousands of amateur and professional photographers from around the globe to win the Royal Observatory Greenwich’s title of Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2020.

Iconic Arecibo Observatory undergoing detailed structural inspections

11 September 2020 Astronomy Now

The Arecibo Observatory remains off line pending results of detailed structural and safety analyses needed to clear the way for repairs.

Japan’s MMX Mars probe will carry 8K “Super Hi-Vision Camera”

11 September 2020 Astronomy Now

Japan’s planned Martian Moons eXploration mission will carry an ultra-high resolution 8K camera system to the red planet.

Previewing the Sun’s fate: a white dwarf blazing in the colourful shroud of a planetary nebula

10 September 2020 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope’s view of a colourful planetary nebula 4,000 light years away previews the fate of the Sun, showing a hot white dwarf illuminating the blown-off outer layers of its atmosphere.