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As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.
In this paper, we present a broadband Q-band LNA for radio astronomy applications using 0.15-μm GaAs pseudomorphic high electron mobility transistor (pHEMT) process. With bandwidth enhancement ...
Make a truth teller for light. Turn an old CD into a spectroscope to analyze light—you may be surprised by what you see. Try pointing your CD spectroscope at the fluorescent light in your room, sunlit ...
Mercer University physics and astronomy professor Matthew Marone says the sighting is not uncommon, and it's likely connected to the annual Bootid meteor shower.
Our instrument was located at Inyarrimanha Ilgari Bundara, the CSIRO Murchison Radio-astronomy Observatory in remote Western Australia, where the sky above the red desert plains is vast and sublime.
On his first trip to the Grand Canyon Star Party, Dave Eicher joins thousands for a week of lectures, observing, and cosmic wonder.
The BS Physics Program in the School of Physics and Astronomy offers a comprehensive curriculum that provides a solid foundation in experimental, computational, and theoretical physics, emphasizing ...
The Canadian Astronomy Data Centre (CADC) was established in 1986 by the NRC with support from the Canadian Space Agency as 1 of 3 world-wide distribution centres for Hubble Space Telescope data. This ...
“It’s a passion and an obsession,” said Kitsa, describing Matteo’s interest in astronomy. She first noticed it when he attended a week-long experimental physics camp at York University.
Otumfuo Osei Tutu II's son, Oheneba Kwame Kyeretwie, graduated from DPS International and has been admitted to study astronomy at Wesleyan University in the US.
A new generation of stargazers are exploring how their ancestors used the night sky to thrive and survive in the Australian landscape.
Ghana is richly endowed with natural water bodies—rivers, lakes, lagoons, ponds, and streams—that support a vibrant aquatic ecosystem and provide livelihoods for millions. Among them, Volta Lake, the ...