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In Hunting Supernovae, ‘Get Them While They’re Young’

Thanks to a global network of telescopes, astronomers have caught the fleeting explosion of a Type Ia supernova in unprecedented detail. Because this type of supernova is commonly used as a cosmic yardstick, a better understanding of how they form could have implications for future dark energy measurements. (more…)

Amateur Astronomers to ‘Target Asteroids!’

By Guest PostApril 21, 2012Scienceamateur astronomers, asteroid sample, carbonaceous asteroid, robotic telescopes, rotation rates, target asteroids

Researchers on NASA’s robotic asteroid sample return mission, OSIRIS-REx, are turning to amateur astronomers for new data on near-Earth asteroids in a citizen science observing campaign called Target Asteroids!

Amateur astronomers are about to make observations that will affect current and future space missions to asteroids. (more…)

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In Hunting Supernovae, ‘Get Them While They’re Young’

Amateur Astronomers to ‘Target Asteroids!’