Astronomers now suggest that the small celestial body, initially dubbed Earths “mini-moon” 2024 PT5, might be a lunar ...

Known as Sgr A* – pronounced “Sagittarius A star” – the supermassive black hole is four million times the mass of the sun and is known to exhibit flares that can be observed in multiple wavelengths, ...

Thermal binoculars are often associated with hunting, but their applications extend far beyond tracking games.

A team of scientists including the University of Toronto's Bart Ripperda and Braden Gail - assistant professor and graduate student, respectively, at ...

Earth's temporary asteroid friend last year was a chunk of its real moon that had been blasted into space thousands of years ...

NEW YORK – Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of ...

Recently, the group of Prof. Labao Zhang of Nanjing University, together with the group of researcher Haiyong Gan of the National Institute of Metrology, China, have developed a new thermal radiation ...

Melexis has unveiled the MLX90617, an infrared thermometer for non-contact temperature measurements in induction hob applications. This breakthrough sensor uses optical filtering to measure the ...

Sgr A*, at the heart of the Milky Way and clocking in at 4.3 million solar masses, is the closest supermassive black hole we have access to. It's also on the quiescent end of the activity scale, which ...

Understanding electro-optical sensors is key to enhancing defense technology and how these passive devices convert light into ...

近日，南京大学吴培亨院士团队张蜡宝教授课题组联合中国计量科学院光学所甘海勇研究员课题组，利用超导单光子探测器的高灵敏度和低噪声优势，研发出可实现亚毫开尔文(sub-mK)温度分辨的红外热辐射探测新技术，且仅需要皮瓦级以下的热辐射功率，为弱光等场景下的 ...

Using IRAS and NuSTAR telescopes, scientists identify hundreds of obscured black holes hidden behind gas and dust.