Very-long baseline interferometry (VLBI) is a technique in radio astronomy whereby multiple radio telescopes cooperate to bundle their received data...
Astronomy
What can one expect from 3D printing an 8″ Newtonian telescope? shares her thoughts after doing exactly that. The performance...
Space telescopes are all the rage, and rightfully so. The images they take are spectacular, and they’ve greatly increased what...
For most of us who are not astronomers, the image that comes to mind when describing a reflecting telescope is...
When the orbit of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft took it behind the Red Planet on December...
On November 14, 2025, we reported something no natural comet has ever demonstrated: a narrow-band absorption signature emitted by 3I/ATLAS at...
When you think of a radio telescope, you usually think of a giant dish antenna pointing skyward. But built Wavy-Scope,...
We’ve all seen spectacular pictures of space, and it’s easy to assume that’s how it looks to the naked eye...
Why build a telescope? YOLO, as the kids say. Having decided that, one must decide what type of far-seer one...
You’ve got a laser cutter. You’ve got a 3D printer. What do you make? suggests a telescope. The modest instrument...
Pointing at stars may seem easy on the surface—just mount a telescope to a tripod and you’re done, right? As...
Neutrinos are exceedingly common in the Universe, with billions of them zipping around us throughout the day from a variety...
AMSAT-Deutschland will host the Bochum Space Days event September 19-21. The event takes place at the Bochum Observatory with a...
GREEN BANK, W.Va. (WBOY) — For the first time ever, residents are allowed to use certain wireless internet in the...
When we were kids, it was a rite of passage to read the newly arrived Edmund catalog and dream of...
If you look at this solar generator from , you might think it’s somehow familiar. That’s because the design was...
Telescopes are great tools for observing the heavens, or even surrounding landscapes if you have the right vantage point. You...
Open Research Institute (ORI) has begun an ambitious effort to bounce radio signals off Venus and back to Earth. A...
We hate to admit it, but whenever we see an article about either Voyager spacecraft, our thoughts immediately turn to...
Physicist John Archibald Wheeler made groundbreaking contributions to physics, and has a fantastic writeup about the man. He was undeniably...
Visualization of the Sun-Earth Lagrange points. Orbital mechanics is a fun subject, as it involves a lot of seemingly empty...
What a difference a week makes when it comes to HF propagation! This last week has been characterised by solar...
Down here at the bottom of our ocean of air, it’s easy to get complacent about the hazards our universe...
Move over, eclipse. There’s a new star in town. A nova outburst is expected to be seen in the night sky...
There are many facets to being a radio hobbyist, but if you’ve ever had the urge to dabble in radio...
