Radio Astronomy
The Closest Supernova Since 1604 Is Hissing At Us
By examining faint radio emissions from a local supernova remnant, astronomers are learning more about how stars behave before they…
The Dutch Are Going To The Moon With The Chinese
As part of China's Chang'e-4 lunar mission. a new radio antenna being developed in the Netherlands will be deployed to…
Supermassive Black Holes In Distant Galaxies Are Mysteriously Aligned
Recent findings from a team of researchers in South Africa have shown that supermassive black holes in distance are all…
Fast Radio Bursts On Repeat – Aliens, Or A Rotating Neutron Star?
A team of scientists from CSIRO and McGill have achieved an first by being able to pinpoint the source of…
Watch SETI-Seeking Radio Dishes Dance Across the Universe
Radio dishes always evoke wonder, as these giants search for invisible (to our eyes, anyway) radio signals from objects like…
What Was the WOW Signal?
What was the signal received in 1977? Was it a cryptic message from an alien civilization? (more…)
Returning the “Silent Sentinel” to Active Duty
Situated on the south shore of New Jersey’s Shark River lies 37 acres of land known as Camp Evans. On…
Weekly Space Hangout – April 3, 2015: Lunar Eclipses & Asteroid Chunks!
Host: Fraser Cain (@fcain) Guests: Morgan Rehnberg (cosmicchatter.org / @MorganRehnberg ) Dave Dickinson (@astroguyz / www.astroguyz.com) (more…)
If You Could See in Radio These Are the Crazy Shapes You’d See in the Sky
Even though it's said that the average human eye can discern from seven to ten million different values and hues of…
Who Speaks for Earth? The Controversy over Interstellar Messaging
Should we beam messages into deep space, announcing our presence to any extraterrestrial civilizations that might be out there? Or,…