Tag: lighthouse

What are exoplanets?

Exoplanets are worlds orbiting distant stars. The history of our knowledge of exoplanets, the various types of exoplanets, how astronomers find them, and more, here. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-are-exoplanets…

The Lighthouse: How extreme isolation transforms the body and mind

Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson play two characters who experience extreme isolation in the film The Lighthouse, which has a drastic effect on their minds Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2231732-the-lighthouse-how-extreme-isolation-transforms-the-body-and-mind/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home…

What are star trails, and how can I capture them?

Star trails are the continuous paths created by stars, produced during long-exposure photos, such as the images in this post. Source: https://earthsky.org/astronomy-essentials/what-are-star-trails…

Not long ago, the center of our Milky Way galaxy exploded

Researchers have found evidence of a cataclysmic flare that punched outward in both directions from our galaxy’s center, reaching so far into intergalactic space that its impact was felt 200,000 light-years away. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/explosion-milky-way-center-seyfert-flare-magellanic-stream…

The 2nd-fastest pulsar, now with gamma rays

Pulsars are the compact remnants of supernovae. They have strong magnetic fields and rotate rapidly. This one is spinning 707 times a second! Astronomers just discovered this pulsar is emitting high-energy gamma rays. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/2nd-fastest-pulsar-j0952-0607-gamma-rays…