6K views · 13 reactions | Get your own private tour on DVD of these great institutions: Adler Planetarium, the Field Museum, Fermilab, and Yerkes Observatory. Shipping on 05/31/2018, you can preorder "Astronomy Backstage Pass: Chicago" for $29.95 today! | Astronomy Magazine | Facebook

NASA's New Telescope, WFIRST Will See the Big Picture of the Universe Dec. 22, 2017 Scheduled to launch in the mid-2020s, the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST) will function as Hubble’s wide-eyed cousin. While just as sensitive as Hubble's cameras, WFIRST's 300-megapixel Wide Field Instrument will image a sky area 100 times larger. This means a single WFIRST image will hold the equivalent detail of 100 pictures from Hubble. The mission’s wide field of view will allow it to generate a

18K views · 239 reactions | Studying bright radio flashes, or FRBs, is one of the most exciting – and mysterious – pursuits in astrophysics today. But scientists still don’t know what causes them. | HORIZON: the EU Research & Innovation magazine | Facebook