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Hulse-Taylor Binary [PSR B1913+16]
The Hulse-Taylor Binary is a pair of neutron stars in the region of the Aquila constellation as viewed from Earth. Even though the neutron stars of the Hulse-Taylor Binary orbit one another at a distance about 30% greater than the […]
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The universe is filled with cosmic objects and dynamics that have no counterpart on Earth. In a literal sense, beyond the Earth is an alien reality, filled with alien worlds, objects, phenomena, events and dynamics that defy the imagination in […]
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Radio Waves are a range of frequencies within the spectrum of light — a type of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) — found throughout the world. They are generated whenever a charged particles are accelerated, thus there is radio noise that results […]
Continue ReadingThe Messier Catalogue
The Messier Catalogue (pronounced Meh-see-ay) is a catalogue of cosmic objects published in 1781 by the French Astronomer Charles Messier. These deep-space objects are non-stellar (i.e. not stars) and are well beyond our solar system. Over more than two decades […]
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Today we measure Star Brightness with a system that was invented by the great scientist, mathematician, and astronomer of Ancient Greece — Hipparchus. Hipparchus was truly ahead of his time. In my opinion, relative to the level of knowledge, skills, […]
Continue ReadingOptical Telescopes
Optical Telescopes are able to collect significantly more light than the human eye, the larger they are the more light they are able to capture, which then forms and image of distant objects for the eye to see. When we […]
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It is essentially on telescopes that modern astronomy is founded. In the ages before this technology was invented, all astronomy was naked-eye astronomy which means that we were vastly limited by what our eyes can see — even with the […]
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The Difference Between Mass and Weight
The difference between mass and weight is that they are quantities which ultimately mean different things, are measured differently, relate to different physical quantities and relationships. They are related to one another, sure. However, they are not the same. Our […]
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Black Hole Accretion Disk
A Black Hole Accretion Disk is a massive disk composed of superheated gas, dust, and plasma that rotates around a black hole in an orbital pathway just beyond the event horizon — the spherical region around a black hole singularity […]
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