Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Pairing Of The Moon And A Red Supergiant
Saturday evening’s meeting of the crescent moon and distant red supergiant star Antares will require no equipment beyond…
James Webb Space Telescope reveals cosmic butterfly’s secrets | Science and Technology Facilities Council
Mid-InfraRed Instrument uncovers blazing hot star illuminating nebula’s dramatic outflowing jets. Image of the Butterfly Nebula as captured…
New Measurements Show We May Live in a Giant “Cosmic Void”
New research suggests we may live in a vast cosmic void, a region with far fewer galaxies and…
Astronomers Capture Most Detailed Thousand-Color Image of a Galaxy
This image shows a detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy captured with the MUSE instrument at ESO’s…
Outback amateur astronomer Trevor Barry immortalised in new book
Broken Hill mine worker Trevor Barry had no idea where his passion for the stars would take him…
Why an astronaut just christened Royal Caribbean’s biggest cruise ship
Kellie Gerardi’s travel quirks and must-haves on Great American Vacation Kellie Gerardi opens up about travel habits, window…
These Stars Don’t Burn – They Annihilate Dark Matter
Mysterious “dark dwarfs” may glow eternally by burning invisible dark matter — and spotting them could finally crack…
Newborn planet discovery offers rare insight into planet formation
Astronomers have unveiled a remarkable discovery that could transform our understanding of planet formation. An international research team,…
Satellite constellations fall short of meeting brightness goals
WASHINGTON — Developers of large satellite constellations say it may be impossible to meet brightness goals established by…
Astronomers Solve a Cosmic Mystery
Astronomers were astonished when a seemingly stable star, ASASSN-24fw, nearly vanished from view for eight months between 2024…
Scientists Think This Star Could Be the Next Supernova
Red supergiant DFK 52 and its surroundings as seen by ALMA. The vast, complex bubble blown by this…
What If the Big Bang Wasn’t the Beginning? Supercomputers Search for Clues
By simulating Einstein’s equations under extreme conditions, researchers may finally glimpse what happened before the Big Bang. Credit:…