Tag: astronomy

• Tuesday, October 2nd 2018 - 09:12 UTC

  NASA scientists solve mysteries of the Earth's rotation wobbling

  

  Using satellite data on how water moves around Earth, NASA scientists have solved two mysteries about wobbles in the planet's rotation - one new and one more than a century old. The research may help improve our knowledge of past and future climate.

• Wednesday, February 14th 2018 - 10:04 UTC

  Falklands under the cone of a partial solar eclipse on Thursday

  

  Everyone admired the rare phenomenon of the supermoon recently. Pictures of the lunar eclipse flooded the social media platforms. But for astronomy enthusiasts, there is another celestial event happening this week. On the 15th of February, a partial solar eclipse is going to take place. However, the celestial event will be seen over parts of Antarctica, southern parts of the Atlantic ocean and South America's Patagonia, including the Falkland Islands.

• Wednesday, January 31st 2018 - 20:06 UTC

  Lunar trifecta: supermoon, blood moon and blue moon; NASA livestreaming

  

  It’s a once in a ‘blue moon’ occurrence and time for the moon to take the spotlight. Following the great solar eclipse last August, serendipity will strike on Wednesday 31 January, when a total lunar eclipse is set to occur at the same time as a supermoon and blue moon.

• Friday, March 15th 2013 - 06:45 UTC

  World’s largest telescope at a cost of a billion Euros will be built in Chilean Andes

  

  The Chilean Andes will be the location for the world’s largest telescope: the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), costing more than €1bn, which will capture the universe's earliest moments.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:12 UTC

  Park for astronomical observation ensures Chile’s prominence in the field

  

  Widely considered a Mecca for astronomy, Chile has further assured its world prominence in the field of astronomy with a new law that will set aside land specifically for astronomical observation for the next 50 years.

• Wednesday, April 28th 2010 - 01:33 UTC

  Chile Wins Bid for World’s Largest Telescope to be Built in Atacama Desert

  

  Chile has won its bid for the world’s largest telescope to be constructed on its shores. The 42-metre European Extremely Large Telescope will be built in Chile’s north—3,060 meters above sea level on a mountain known as Armazonas.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2010 - 14:56 UTC

  Chile is the world’s leader in star gazing with the most powerful telescopes

  

  Many of the world’s largest investments in the field of astronomy can be found in Chile for the same reasons that Cerro Armazones, in the Antofagasta region, may become home to a new telescope that would produce images 15 times shaper than the Hubble telescope.