The challenges of observing spiral structure in galaxies are many. The two most important considerations are the brightness of the arms and the gaps or distance between them. High-contrast arms are ...
FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Misidentifying a grenade can have disastrous consequences, even if the grenade just produces smoke. The Army employs three different types of smoke grenades: the M83 smoke ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. This image of the spiral galaxy Messier 106, or NGC 4258, ...
A supergiant star exploded 23.5 million years ago in one of the largest and brightest nearby galaxies. This spring we finally got the news. In April, the Katzman Automatic Imaging Telescope (KAIT) as ...
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With the waning Moon rising later and later, there’s a dark window between sunset and moonrise to get in some deep-sky observing. Tonight we’re seeking out M106, a great galaxy to observe with your ...
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Working with astronomical image processors at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Md., renowned astro-photographer Robert Gendler has taken science data from the Hubble Space Telescope ...