Euclid telescope uncovers ancient quasars from early Universe
The discoveries include the two most distant quasars ever observed, dating back to just 670 million years after…
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…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…
James Webb Uncovers the Atmosphere of a Hellish Lava World 41 Light-Years Away
Artist’s illustration of lava exoplanet CoRoT-7 b. Credit: ESO/L. Calçada JWST data suggest 55 Cancri e may be…
“Beyond the limit”: one million satellites and mirrors in space pose grave threat to the night sky
Press Release 1 July 2026 A new European Southern Observatory (ESO) study has found that current proposals to…
First indication of diffuse supernova neutrino background emerges from Super-Kamiokande
The DSNB consists of neutrinos released by every core-collapse supernova since the early Universe. Unlike neutrinos detected from…
The Sun’s Atmosphere May Be Feeding on Dust
3D rendering of the Parker Solar Probe. Credit: NASA The Sun’s outer atmosphere may have a dust problem—and…
NASA’s Hubble Spots Star-Spangled Cosmic Scene
More than 500,000 stars blaze red, white, and blue in this image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, released…
NASA’s Hubble Captures Crimson Cloud Sparkling with White, Blue Stars
Like fresh fireworks launched against a background of dissipating smoke, blue and white stars shine brilliantly against a…
3I/Atlas’s Alien Chemistry Sheds Light on Cosmic Noon Era
Last year, an interstellar traveler entered our Solar System. Some speculated that it was an alien spacecraft, but…
NASA Struggles to Save ‘Multitool’ Orbital Satellite From a Fiery Death
NASA suspended all scientific activity onboard its Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory this past February, in the hopes of…
NASA’s Webb Reveals Stars Sparking to Life in Cosmic Celebration
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the infrared light of numerous features that previously were impossible to…