Collaborate Disseminate
Astronomers have witnessed an apocalypse from across the galaxy, as a planet crashed into its host star. It’s an event that’s long been assumed to happen in many star systems – including our own someday – but this is the first time it’s ever been seen … Continue reading Astronomers witness an apocalypse from across the galaxy
A team has made a few intriguing discoveries in the outermost regions of the Milky Way. The astronomers mapped the fringes of the sparse halo that envelops our home galaxy, and found the wake of a dwarf galaxy pushing through it on its eventual collisi… Continue reading New Milky Way map reveals wake of dwarf galaxy on a collision course
Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams are deep in the hacks this week. What if making your own display matrix meant a microcontroller board for every pixel? That’s the gist of this incredible neon display. There’s a lot of dark art poured into the slivers of microSD cards and …read more
Over the last few weeks the media has been full of talk about NEOWISE, one of the brightest and most spectacular comets to ever pass through our solar system that you can still see if you hurry. While the excitement over this interstellar traveler is more than justified, it’s also …read more
Continue reading The WISE in NEOWISE: How a Hibernating Satellite Awoke to Discover the Comet
By now you’ve heard of NEOWISE, the most spectacular comet to visit our little corner of the galaxy since Hale-Bopp passed through over 20 years ago. But we’re willing to bet you haven’t actually seen it with your own eyes. That’s because up until now, the only way to view …read more
Continue reading Don’t Wait, You Need to See Comet NEOWISE Right Now
Aretha Franklin, Queen of Soul, has died at 76. But her legacy will not be forgotten. Continue reading Aretha the Legend Is Gone; Aretha the Asteroid Orbits On
The quest to root out all the stray space rocks near Earth is simultaneously comforting and unnerving. Continue reading Watch Two Years of Asteroid Observations in 20 Seconds