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VIDEO: CosmoView Episode 20 for press release noirlab2015: Mapping Our Sun s Backyard
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Astronomers have curated the most complete list of nearby brown dwarfs to date thanks to discoveries made by thousands of volunteers participating in the Backyard Worlds citizen science project. The list and 3D map of 525 brown dwarfs including 38 reported for the first time incorporate observations from a host of astronomical instruments including several NOIRLab facilities. The results confirm that the Sun s neighborhood appears surprisingly diverse relative to other parts of the Milky Way Galaxy.
Building a Giant 2D Map of the Universe to Prepare for the Largest 3D Map
Nearly 200 researchers pitched in to gather, process, and stitch together images for half of the sky to prepare for the start of the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument’s observations
January 13, 2021
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This video describes the monumental effort that went into constructing a 2D map of the universe to prepare for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument, which will produce the largest-ever 3D map of the universe. The final data release for the preparation of this 2D map, known as Data Release 9 or DR9, was distributed Jan. 13. (Credit: Marilyn Sargent/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
In a scenario that sounds like the opening for a “Zombies From Outer Space” movie, the European Space Agency released a photo of a never-before-seen star that was formed when two dead white dwarf stars collided – but instead of destroying each other, the white dwarfs merged into a new kind of zombie star that’s not really alive but still emitting a very bright X-ray light that’s expected to last a brief (in star time) 10,000 years before a ship can arrive and blow the zombie star’s brains out and chase down any zombie space ships it had launched.
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NASA shares stunning photo of a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles on Instagram.
When it was shared in 2009 several people said they saw a hand-like shape in the X-ray emission, while some saw a face in WISE s infrared data.
The American space agency asked the netizens to help solve the dispute.
New Delhi: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently shared a stunning photo of a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles on its social media page.
The image is of the star named PSR B1509-58 which is about 17,000 light-years from Earth and was taken in 2009 by
Do You See A Hand Or A Face In This Pic From NASA? Pareidolia vibes were strong, wrote NASA while sharing the image.
What do you see in this pic? Is it a hand or a face?
NASA needs help in settling a debate. A few hours ago, the American space agency took to Instagram to share a picture of a spinning neutron star and asked their followers whether they saw a face or a hand in the image.
The image from NASA s Chandra X-ray Observatory shows PSR B1509-58 - a spinning neutron star surrounded by a cloud of energetic particles. This image created much hype when it was released in 2009 because people saw a hand-like shape in the X-ray emission.