The Perseid Meteor Shower Begins Today: When To Watch
Topline The annual Perseid meteor shower — one of 2026’s celestial highlights — officially begins today, kicking off…
NASA launches rescue mission to save ageing Swift space telescope
A spacecraft launched by NASA is attempting to rescue an ageing space observatory whose orbit has been lowered…
In Photos: ‘Strawberry Moon’ Lights Up Night Sky Around The World
Topline The Strawberry Moon rose across the world on Monday, June 29, marking the first full moon of…
Characterizing galaxies at “cosmic noon” – Sciworthy
The universe is around 14 billion years old, but scientists theorize that no stars formed for the first…
Massive binary star system may be feeding the Milky Way’s central black hole
A string of small gas clouds near the Milky Way’s central black hole has puzzled astronomers for years.…
When To See The Moon And Jupiter Meet In A Stunning Sky Show Tonight
Topline Skywatchers who look high in the western sky after dark on Tuesday, April 22, will see a…
Astronomers find compelling new evidence of the first stars formed after the Big Bang
A faint glow of helium, hanging near one of the earliest known galaxies, may be the clearest sign…
James Webb telescope spots frozen ingredients of life in a distant galaxy, a first-of-its-kind discovery
JWST discovers lifes building blocks in a distant galaxy (Image source: NASA) The James Webb Space Telescope has…
Astronomers spot signs of a new infant planet forming inside a cosmic “planet-making factory” just 400 light-years away
Astronomers capture detailed infrared images of HD 34282’s planet-forming disk It may be hard to picture a planet…
NASA’s James Webb Telescope maps 400-light-year-distant planet in 3D, revealing heat so extreme it breaks water apart
An artistic depiction of the WASP-18b exoplanet (Image source: NASA) NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has mapped the…
Could you survive HD 189733b, the 927°C world that rains razor-sharp glass?
From afar, HD 189733b glimmers like a tranquil jewel, a sapphire-coloured world suspended in the darkness of space.…