Antarctica, New Zealand and a sliver of Australia get prime view of partial solar eclipse
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The bottom of the world is front and center for a partial solar…
A Galaxy Warped by Gravity Glows With Baby Stars
Hubble’s latest portrait of Messier 96 captures a galaxy twisted by cosmic interactions. The new details reveal brilliant…
Perseverance Rover Captures Elusive Martian Aurora for a Second Time
Scientists have captured visible-light images of auroras glowing green above Mars, thanks to NASA’s Perseverance rover. (Artist’s concept).…
Cigar Galaxy Blazes With Star Births at 10x the Milky Way’s Pace
The Cigar Galaxy forms stars at a blistering rate, giving rise to colossal super clusters. Hubble’s rare high-resolution…
NASA once celebrated her, then fired her, and then tried to erase her story: The rise and fall of Rose Ferreira |
Image: Brooke Owens Fellowship Rose Ferreira’s life story reads like a tale of resilience against impossible odds. Born…
Astronomers stunned by mysterious repeating gamma-ray bursts beyond galaxy – Space News – News
Astronomers are baffled after spotting a mysterious repeating series of gamma-ray bursts beyond our galaxy. The unexplained phenomenon…
Take a Trip to the Final Frontier With This Year’s Best Astronomy Photography
When a comet meets solar winds, its nuclear coma—a bright cloud of gas around its core—reacts vibrantly to…
Rare Meteors, Aurora Glow & Planetary Parade Light Up Sept 13–14, 2025
Rare Meteor Shower Peaks: A little-known meteor shower – the Chi Cygnids – is reaching its once-in-5-years peak…
Life on Earth May Be Thanks to a Lucky Planetary Collision
Artistic illustration of the early formation phase of the Solar System. At that time, the young Sun (in…
Could Alien Worlds Thrive Around Dead Stars?
White dwarf stars, like this one shown shrouded by a planetary nebula, are much smaller than stars like…
“Like Nothing Anyone Has Ever Seen Before” – Bizarre Supernova Stuns Scientists
For the first time, astronomers have seen the inner layers of a star revealed in its final moments.…
Astronomy photographer of the year 2025 – winners and finalists – The Guardian
Astronomy photographer of the year 2025 – winners and finalists The GuardianBillions of stars, one winning photograph: the core…