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How Satellites Are Transforming the Night Sky | Dr Noelia Noël | TEDxSurreyUniversity
TEDx Talks· 2026-02-10 16:48
I want to invite you to take a breath and imagine the night sky. Not the sky you might have seen last night with a handful of stars struggling through the clouds or through the glow of the city. I mean, a sky so full of celestial objects that it feels alive.A sky that our ancestors looked up to in wonder. A sky that guided their journeys, told them stories, and helped them to understand their place in the universe. Hold that image for a moment.Now I want you to imagine the same sky again, but this time imag ...
Why we measure the universe | Professor Wendy Freedman | TEDxChicago
TEDx Talks· 2026-02-03 18:00
Please welcome Professor Wendy Freedom. [Applause] I am standing outside of a cabin, a young girl of seven with my father. We are looking up at a dark sky with more stars than I've ever seen before.And my father is explaining to me that the stars are at unimaginable distances from us and that some of them might not even be there anymore. We're looking at them as they were when their light began its journey to us and some of them may have died in the meantime. The journey might be many thousands and thousand ...
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Forbes· 2026-02-01 14:00
Astronomers around the world are eagerly anticipating a once-in-a-generation celestial event: the explosive outburst of the “Blaze Star,” officially known as T Coronae Borealis (T CrB).Scientists predict that around June 25, 2026, this usually invisible star system will brighten dramatically, becoming visible to the naked eye for the first time in 80 years.Here's everything you need to know: https://t.co/piMWvWRM51 ...
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Nick Szabo· 2026-01-29 06:56
RT Night Sky Today (@NightSkyToday)These 3 tiny dots are not just random stars in the sky.That's Earth, Jupiter and Venus seen from Mars 🌌That’s us… 225 million miles away 🤯 https://t.co/MSPwN5rvUW ...
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The Economist· 2025-12-09 17:00
“We could see around half a million of these things in orbit.” Satellites are going up by the thousands; “The Intelligence” hears why that is bad for earthly astronomers https://t.co/lhmrZN82t7 https://t.co/mlM5pd0jmN ...
What We Still Don't Know | Kshitij Pandey | TEDxYouth@TheModernSchool
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-24 17:11
[संगीत] मैं सिर्फ आठ साल का था जब मेरी टीचर ने मुझे कहा यू आर रोंग। नहीं मैंने मैथ की प्रॉब्लम गलत सॉल्व नहीं की थी या फिर इंग्लिश का कोई वर्ड मिस्पेल नहीं किया था। इट वाज़ समथिंग डीपर। आई वास फंडामेंटली रोंग अबाउट द वे आई शुड थिंक अबाउट दी वर्ल्ड। सो हियर इज़ द थिंग। साइंस की क्लास चल रही थी। एंड द टीचर वाज़ एक्सप्लेनिंग अस अबाउट दी मून। शी वाज़ सेइंग कि मून ऑर्बिट्स अराउंड दी सन। मून ऑर्बिट्स अराउंड दी अर्थ। इट्स वेरी फार अवे फ्रॉम अर्थ। और सन की जो लाइट आती है, मून वो रिफ्लेक्ट करती है। दैट्स व्हाई वी सी मून ...
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Forbes· 2025-11-24 13:59
See Venus And Mercury Meet: The Night Sky This WeekThe moon returns to the evening sky this week as a slim waxing crescent, a fabulous sight just after sunset to kickstart a stargazing session. For early risers, there’s a fleeting rendezvous between Venus and Mercury, while Saturn and Jupiter shine brightly in the evening sky. Here’s everything you need to know about stargazing and astronomy this week.Read more:https://t.co/rPAkZtxGd9 (Photo: Getty Images) ...