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Taking images of strange objects in space is incredibly complicated and requires both large telescopes, and even larger teams of scientists to pour over the data. Techniques, codes and algorithms to sift through that data to find the unusual patterns is an incredibly difficult and challenging task. However with it we can capture some incredible things whether it be images of black holes, to asteroids literally spinning themselves apart, or even missing endangered species here on earth.
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Large telescopes, larger teams of scientists and a galaxy of data, makes spotting stellar objects challenging. Team of scientists can use one set of telescopes to spot a mysterious object, and another set to dive in and get detailed shots. Astronomy is a team sport, requiring international coordination and sorting through tons of data. Asteroids have a tough life, but sometimes they spin themselves apart. Scientists managed to snap a picture of one mid breakdown. The sun can cause an asteroid to spin itself apart, and scientists used Hubble to take a picture as it happened. The YORP effect is not a strange disease, but has been captured in action by the Hubble Space telescope. What links orang-utans and exo-planets? Lemurs and galaxies? Conservations are working with astronomers to help save endangered species. Saving organutans from deforestation can be made easier by applying techniques from Astronomy. A new stellar observatory, TESS, has brought its first treasure trove of data, and scientists are already madly scrambling to find diamonds in the rough. Asteroseismologists are using a new space telescope, TESS, to hunt for exoplanets and understand stars.
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