A monthly look at astronomical events in the sky and on Earth

Compiled and written by Steve Sawyer

An artistic impression of The giant radio galaxy Inkathazo (32× size of Milky Way, discovered with MeerKAT)

Radio Astronomy part 1

This month we turn our gaze not to the visible sky, but to the hidden universe revealed by radio astronomy. Where optical telescopes see stars and galaxies shining in light, radio telescopes uncover the cold gas between stars, the jets of black holes, the signals of pulsars, and mysterious bursts from across the cosmos. Continue reading →