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Govert Schilling

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Kijk op de kosmos

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By Govert Schilling
| EOS Wetenschap Verified
Credit openingsbeeld: CNSA. Rond veel pasgeboren sterren zijn zulke protoplanetaire schijven ontdekt; Europese astronomen zijn er nu voor het eerst in geslaagd om de rotatie van zo’n schijf te detecteren. De schijf, waar we vanaf de aarde toevallig vrijwel loodrecht bovenop kijken, wervelt rond de ster AB Aurigae. Dat is een jonge ster op 520 lichtjaar afstand van de aarde in het noordelijke sterrenbeeld Voerman.
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Radio Astronomers Measure a Brighter Sky Than They Expected

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By Govert Schilling
| Sky & Telescope Verified
Astronomers have underestimated just how bright the low-frequency radio sky is, new measurements show. The SKA-low antennas look like trees, with horizontal branches of different lengths, called dipoles. Each one absorbs radio waves; the bigger the dipole, the longer the wavelength it absorbs. SKA-Low Astronomers have been underestimating the brightness of the low-frequency radio sky.
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Will humanity be able to protect Earth from a deadly asteroid?

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By Govert Schilling
| Scientific American Verified
Our solar system is a celestial shooting gallery, chock-full of flying projectiles that one day could threaten Earth—so what can we do about it? The following essay is reprinted with permission from The MIT Reader Press. Read the original story here. In late May, in broad daylight, residents across Massachusetts and beyond saw a brilliant flash in the sky, followed by two sonic booms that rattled windows, shook houses, and prompted a flood of 911 calls.
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