NASA’s Webb Just Revealed Something Astonishing in Saturn’s Atmosphere
Detections of near infrared emissions in Saturn’s ionosphere (left) show dark bead-like features embedded within bright aurora. In…
How to see Saturn at its closest viewpoint from Earth
Top astronomy events for September 2025 From a total lunar eclipse to Saturn shining bright all night long,…
A partial solar eclipse is coming. Will it be visible in US?
While the Northern Hemisphere was treated to the celestial phenomenon most recently in March, now it’s the bottom…
Inouye Telescope Captures “Landmark” Images of Solar Flares
Solar flares are intense bursts of radiation emitted by the sun during solar storms, standing as the most…
Full Black Hole Recoil Measurement
Researchers have, for the first time, tracked the recoil of a newborn black hole, revealing new insights into…
New Class of Ancient Star System Discovered Hiding in Our Galaxy
A globular cluster (white concentration of stars) naturally emerges in the high-resolution EDGE simulations. These simulations also predict…
When is the partial solar eclipse? Here’s what to know
Is this 2027 celestial event going to be the eclipse of the century? A historic total solar eclipse…
Cosmic Wonders Abound in the ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year Contest — Colossal
From aurora borealis to the Milky Way to distant nebulae, cosmic phenomena induces wonder like little else. When…
Milky Way season comes to an end soon. Here’s how to see it
The Milky Way’s bright galactic center, home to a band of billions of stars, could still appear in…
The Shocking Twist in the Search for Life on Saturn’s Icy Moon
An artist’s impression of plumes erupting onto the surface of Enceladus. Its fellow moon Titan is seen in…
Webb Telescope Detects Gas on Distant Dwarf Planet Makemake for the First Time
An SwRI-led team used Webb telescope observations (white) to detect methane gas on the distant dwarf planet Makemake.…