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A century ago, American astronomer Edwin Hubble was the first to prove that this so-called “spiral nebula” lies about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky…
While the solar system’s moons such as Europa and Enceladus have thin crusts over deep oceans, Mercury has a thin crust over a large metallic core.…
A new study has provided the first definitive evidence that fast radio bursts can originate from the magnetosphere, the highly magnetic environment immediately surrounding very compact…
In 2003, Hubble provided evidence of giant exoplanets around very old stars. Such stars have only small amounts of the heavy elements that make up planets.…
overview The annual Geminid meteor shower is scheduled to peak Friday night and early Saturday. It is usually one of the best and most reliable meteor…
According to a team of astronomers from the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics at the University of Potsdam, the XX triangular star, a bright K0 giant star…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have created a unique time-lapse of R Aquari's dynamic behavior from observations spanning 2014 to 2023. The two stars…
of NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope It has provided astronomers with a detailed new image of the barred spiral galaxy NGC 5668. In this image of the…
The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak between Sunday night and dawn on Monday, giving skywatchers around the world the chance to enjoy one of the…
summaryThe annual Perseid meteor shower has begun, reaching its peak on the night of August 12th.It's typically one of the most dramatic meteor showers of the…
Recently, the James Webb Telescope (JWST) made a groundbreaking observation of a distant galaxy. These early galaxies challenge our understanding of galaxy formation and the physics…
Denis Villeneuve's sci-fi masterpiece Dune: Part 2 The film hits theaters in the US in spring 2024. The movie follows the power struggles of the noble…
Since the 1920s, Edwin Hubble Ever since it was discovered that the universe is expanding, astrophysicists have been asking themselves the question, “Where does matter come…
Very low-mass stars orbit rocky exoplanets more frequently than other types of stars. The composition of these planets is poorly understood, but it is thought to…
A team of particle physicists from the University of Melbourne, Australian National University, King’s College London, and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has discovered that the energy…
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope collected information about about 500 stars as part of their research. Young Stars Ultraviolet Heritage Library (ULLYSES) Study as…
Artist's impression of a planet grazing the surface of a starK. Miller/R. Hart (California Institute of Technology/IPAC) It appears that at least one in every 12…
Astronomers have proposed a new theory to explain why a mysterious population of white dwarfs has stopped cooling for at least 8 billion years. This diagram…
New observations of 86 planet-forming disks provide astronomers with a wealth of data and unique insight into how planets form in different regions of the Milky…
Water molecules are key components in the formation of planetary systems. Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array (ALMA) have detected water vapor in the disk…
The formation of galaxies through the stepwise hierarchical coassembly of baryons and cold dark matter halos is a fundamental paradigm underpinning modern astrophysics and predicts a…
Sagittarius C is located just 300 light-years from Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. This image of the Sagittarius…
Using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers observed seven interacting galaxies with long tadpole-like tidal tails of gas, dust, and numerous stars. Hubble’s exquisite clarity and…
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The stars that exist in our universe are definitely huge. In fact, our closest star, the Sun, has a diameter of an astonishing 1.4 million km…
Meteor Showers in 2024 Whether you’re a seasoned pro or a casual observer, a good meteor shower is always fun to watch These occur at the…
Many dogs have been seen in the night sky, but the most famous is Canis Major, also known as the Great Dog. To locate it, start…
The core of a neutron star contains the highest density of matter in the universe. This highly compressed matter can undergo a phase transition in which…
Researchers have discovered that ancient stars can produce elements with atomic masses of more than 260, heavier than those found naturally on Earth. This discovery improves…
In this festive Hubble Space Telescope image from NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), the galaxy UGC 8091 resembles a sparkling snow globe filled with a…
Removing the hydrogen-rich layer from a main-sequence star exposes the helium-rich core. Such stripped helium stars are known at high and low masses, but not at…
Artist’s illustration of a stellar planetary system. You can clearly see the stellar wind orbiting the star and its effect on the planet’s atmosphere.Credit: AIP/ K.…
Looking for ghosts requires special patience. The chances of finding it are low, but doubting means giving up, so keep looking. This is a technique for…
According to some researchers, the oldest of these stars is 1.5 billion years old, while the youngest is only 100 million years old. paper Published in…
An artist’s rendition of the Magellanic Star Stream, depicting the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, the Milky Way’s nearest neighbors, is shown in the diagram. The…