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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Unparalleled Vision Will Revolutionize Multi-Messenger Astronomy

Photons, neutrinos, cosmic rays and gravitational waves all carry information about the Universe. Multi-messenger astronomy brings together these four signals to investigate astronomical events from multiple cosmic perspectives.
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La visión incomparable del Observatorio Rubin revolucionará la astronomía

Fotones, neutrinos, rayos cósmicos y ondas gravitacionales son los cuatro mensajeros que portan información crucial sobre las características del Universo y que permiten investigar los fenómenos astronómicos desde múltiples perspectivas...
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Groundbreaking Achievement: NSF Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope Produces its First Magnetic Field Maps of the Sun’s Corona

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope, the world’s most powerful solar telescope, operated by the NSF National Solar Observatory (NSO), achieved a major breakthrough in solar physics by successfully producing...
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Cerro Tololo captura deslumbrante cúmulo galáctico en Chile

La Cámara de Energía Oscura obtuvo esta increíble imagen del deslumbrante cúmulo de Coma Berenice, que en la antigüedad se le asoció a la historia del cabello perdido que la Reina Berenice II de Egipto ofreció a los dioses griegos como...
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Queen Berenice II’s Hair Tied Together by Dark Matter

The Dark Energy Camera captures an image of the dazzling Coma Cluster, named after the hair of Queen Berenice II of Egypt. Not only significant in Greek mythology, this collection of galaxies was also fundamental to the discovery of the existence of...
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Instalan espejo secundario de forma exitosa en el Observatorio Rubin

El espejo secundario de 3,5 metros de diámetro fue recientemente instalado de forma exitosa en el Telescopio de Rastreo Simonyi del Observatorio Vera C. Rubin, que se ubica en el Cerro Pachón, en la Región de Coquimbo, Chile. El vidrio del...
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NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory’s Secondary Mirror Installed

Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s 3.5-meter secondary mirror has been installed on the Simonyi Survey Telescope on Cerro Pachón in Chile.
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Astrónomos descubren inusual exoplaneta gigante con una órbita extremadamente rara

Con la ayuda del telescopio WIYN de 3,5 metros ubicado en Kitt Peak, Arizona, los astrónomos lograron descubrir la órbita extrema de un exoplaneta que está camino a convertirse en un Júpiter caliente. Además de seguir una de las órbitas más...
15-Jul-2024 12:00 PM EDT Add to Favorites


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Sunspot cycle is stabilizing, according to worldwide panel of experts

A consortium of solar science experts, including Dr. Gordon Petrie of the NSF’s National Solar Observatory, declared consensus on the next solar cycle. The astronomers predict the next solar cycle will be very similar to the last one.
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