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Gemini North telescope reveals Betelgeuse companion
Saturday, July 26, 2025 by Richard Harris
Astronomers have discovered a companion star in an incredibly tight orbit around Betelgeuse using the NASA and U.S. National Science Foundation-funded ‘Alopeke instrument on Gemini North, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the NSF and operated by NSF NOIRLab. Th...
Opening the Infrared Treasure Chest with JWST free webinar
Monday, March 10, 2025 by Richard Harris
On March 15, 2025, at 9:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), the Astronomical League of the Philippines (ALP) will host a free webinar titled "Opening the Infrared Treasure Chest with JWST." The event features Dr. John C. Mather, a Nobel laureate in Physics (2006) and Senior Astrophysicist ...
Brown dwarfs in Orion discovered by JWST
Wednesday, October 30, 2024 by Richard Harris
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has achieved a significant breakthrough with its recent discovery in the Orion Nebula. The telescope has identified brown dwarfs, often termed “failed stars,” nestled within planet-forming disks. This finding opens up new possibilities regarding the ...