astronomy &mdash; Paul Sutton https://paper.wf/paulsutton/tag:astronomy Paul Sutton - personal blog Thu, 07 May 2026 00:37:01 +0000 STSCI Public lecture - Sept 2024 https://paper.wf/paulsutton/stsci-public-lecture-sept-2024 <![CDATA[STSCI Public lecture - Sept 2024 NASA's Next Big Thing: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Date: Tue 3 Sep 2024 Location: Virtual Time: 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM EDT Speaker: Ori Fox (Space Telescope Science Institute) More information can be found here Recorded lecture on Youtube NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman) is readying for launch in late 2026. Roman will be able to survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble. It will collect near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic data with Hubble-quality resolution and sensitivity over fields of view 200 times greater than the Hubble's. Roman's data will enrich all areas of astrophysics by enabling studies of nearly every class of astronomical object, phenomenon, and environment across the observable universe. Dr. Fox will discuss the details of the Roman mission, with a focus on its scientific goals. These exciting studies include the discovery of thousands of new planets and pinpointing the source of a mysterious force called Dark Energy that permeates our Universe. I will try and share some thoughts on my Matrix Science Room Tags #Science,#Astronomy,#STSCI,#PublicLecture,#TeleScope,#NancyGraceRoman,]]> STSCI Public lecture – Sept 2024

NASA's Next Big Thing: The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope

Date: Tue 3 Sep 2024 Location: Virtual Time: 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM EDT

**Speaker: **Ori Fox (Space Telescope Science Institute)

More information can be found here

NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope (Roman) is readying for launch in late 2026. Roman will be able to survey the sky 1,000 times faster than Hubble. It will collect near-infrared imaging and spectroscopic data with Hubble-quality resolution and sensitivity over fields of view 200 times greater than the Hubble's. Roman's data will enrich all areas of astrophysics by enabling studies of nearly every class of astronomical object, phenomenon, and environment across the observable universe. Dr. Fox will discuss the details of the Roman mission, with a focus on its scientific goals. These exciting studies include the discovery of thousands of new planets and pinpointing the source of a mysterious force called Dark Energy that permeates our Universe.

I will try and share some thoughts on my Matrix Science Room

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/stsci-public-lecture-sept-2024 Sun, 08 Sep 2024 13:54:15 +0000 A DIY Guide to Supermassive Black Holes https://paper.wf/paulsutton/a-diy-guide-to-supermassive-black-holes <![CDATA[A DIY Guide to Supermassive Black Holes A nice guide posted to the fediverse with a guide to black holes. Tags #Science,#Physics,#BlackHole,#Astronomy]]> A DIY Guide to Supermassive Black Holes

A nice guide posted to the fediverse with a guide to black holes.

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/a-diy-guide-to-supermassive-black-holes Thu, 08 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0000 Stsci lectures Feb 2024 update https://paper.wf/paulsutton/stsci-lectures-feb-2024-update <![CDATA[Stsci lectures Feb 2024 update I have been catching up on these lectures as they are fascinating. The LISA talk was also good as it gave a lot of background information as to the science behind this. Exciting times to come, even though it may be a decade before the mission is launched in to space. So far I have watched:- A Tapestry of Gravity: LISA and the Future of Gravitational Wave Astronomy Webb Space Telescope: The First Year of Science Links STSCI JWST LIGO LISA Tags #STSCI,#JWST,#LIGO,#LISA,#Space,#Astronomy,#Research,#Science,#Physics,#Astrophysics ]]> Stsci lectures Feb 2024 update

I have been catching up on these lectures as they are fascinating. The LISA talk was also good as it gave a lot of background information as to the science behind this. Exciting times to come, even though it may be a decade before the mission is launched in to space.

So far I have watched:-

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#STSCI,#JWST,#LIGO,#LISA,#Space,#Astronomy,#Research,#Science,#Physics,#Astrophysics

]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/stsci-lectures-feb-2024-update Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:00:03 +0000 There are 40 quintillion black holes in our Universe https://paper.wf/paulsutton/there-are-40-quintillion-black-holes-in-our-universe <![CDATA[There are 40 quintillion black holes in our Universe This is a huge number, I think this something like 40 10^24 or 40,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Which is according to Scientists is the estimate of the number of black holes in the galaxy. The article on big think is here This is why we use SI units and express huge numbers in powers. So 10^6 is a million or 1,000,000 for example. It also makes it easier to multiply together as 10^6 x 1000 = 10^6 x 10^3 = 10^{6+3} = 1,000,000,000 or 10^9 Tags #Space,#Astronomy.#Blackholes,#Counting,#Estimate]]> There are 40 quintillion black holes in our Universe

This is a huge number, I think this something like 40 10^24

or 40,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000

Which is according to Scientists is the estimate of the number of black holes in the galaxy. The article on big think is here

This is why we use SI units and express huge numbers in powers. So 10^6 is a million or 1,000,000 for example.

It also makes it easier to multiply together as

10^6 x 1000 = 10^6 x 10^3 = 10^{6+3} = 1,000,000,000 or 10^9

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#Space,#Astronomy.#Blackholes,#Counting,#Estimate

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/index Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:59:28 +0000 A Giant Black Hole Destroyed a Star and Threw the Pieces into Space https://paper.wf/paulsutton/a-giant-black-hole-destroyed-a-star-and-threw-the-pieces-into-space <![CDATA[A Giant Black Hole Destroyed a Star and Threw the Pieces into Space I am sharing this 'as-is' the original fediverse post text is quoted below along with a link to the article. A pair of X-ray telescopes have observed the messy aftermath of a star that came too close to a supermassive black hole 290 million light-years away. It's believed that the star had three times the mass of the Sun, so this was one of the largest tidal disruption events ever seen. Although the black hole consumed some of the star, most of its guts were thrown into the surrounding space, polluting the region with the chemicals that allowed astronomers to estimate its stellar mass. Article Tags #Science,#Astronomy,#Xray,#SuperMassive,#Blackhole]]> A Giant Black Hole Destroyed a Star and Threw the Pieces into Space

I am sharing this 'as-is' the original fediverse post text is quoted below along with a link to the article.

A pair of X-ray telescopes have observed the messy aftermath of a star that came too close to a supermassive black hole 290 million light-years away. It's believed that the star had three times the mass of the Sun, so this was one of the largest tidal disruption events ever seen. Although the black hole consumed some of the star, most of its guts were thrown into the surrounding space, polluting the region with the chemicals that allowed astronomers to estimate its stellar mass.

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/a-giant-black-hole-destroyed-a-star-and-threw-the-pieces-into-space Sat, 02 Sep 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Too many black holes and Carbon https://paper.wf/paulsutton/too-many-black-holes-and-carbon <![CDATA[Too many black holes and Carbon Latest JWST update, iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y8du5wXbt90" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen/iframe Tags #Astronomy,#Cosmology,#BlackHoles,#Carbon,Universe]]> Too many black holes and Carbon

Latest JWST update,

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/too-many-black-holes-and-carbon Fri, 25 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Astronomers Scan 11,680 Nearby Stars for Signals from Advanced Civilizations https://paper.wf/paulsutton/astronomers-scan-11-680-nearby-stars-for-signals-from-advanced-civilizations <![CDATA[Astronomers Scan 11,680 Nearby Stars for Signals from Advanced Civilizations More research on looking for life and intelligent life in outer space. Links Paper Fedi Post Tags #Astronomy,#TESS,#AdvancedCivilizations]]> Astronomers Scan 11,680 Nearby Stars for Signals from Advanced Civilizations

More research on looking for life and intelligent life in outer space.

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/astronomers-scan-11-680-nearby-stars-for-signals-from-advanced-civilizations Sun, 20 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Euclid space telescope sends back first images https://paper.wf/paulsutton/euclid-space-telescope-sends-back-first-images <![CDATA[Euclid space telescope sends back first images The Euclid space telescope has now sent back it's first images. As reported in New Scientist on 31 July 2023. You can read the full article here So all good stuff, The telescope can exmine both visible and infrared light. Tags #Space,#Euclid,#Astronomy,#Light,#InfraRed.#Visible,#ESA,#NASA,#Science]]> Euclid space telescope sends back first images

The Euclid space telescope has now sent back it's first images. As reported in New Scientist on 31 July 2023. You can read the full article here

So all good stuff, The telescope can exmine both visible and infrared light.

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/euclid-space-telescope-sends-back-first-images Sun, 06 Aug 2023 06:00:00 +0000 Advances in formation theory of supermassive black holes. https://paper.wf/paulsutton/advances-in-formation-theory-of-supermassive-black-holes <![CDATA[Advances in formation theory of supermassive black holes. Another article posted to the Fediverse. This looks at new theories around the formation of Supermassive black holes Supermassive black holes exist in the centres of Galaxies, there is one at the centre of the Milky way galaxy which was photographed a few years ago. The photo below is from the Wikipedia article. Milky Way black hole Links Wikipedia - Super Massive Blackholes Phys.org formation of Supermassive black holes Tags #Astronomy,.#Astrophysics,#Cosmology,#SuperMassiveBlackHoles, Formation.]]> Advances in formation theory of supermassive black holes.

Another article posted to the Fediverse. This looks at new theories around the formation of Supermassive black holes

Supermassive black holes exist in the centres of Galaxies, there is one at the centre of the Milky way galaxy which was photographed a few years ago. The photo below is from the Wikipedia article.

Milky Way black hole

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]]> https://paper.wf/paulsutton/advances-in-formation-theory-of-supermassive-black-holes Wed, 26 Jul 2023 11:00:00 +0000