Large Asteroid Will Fly By Earth Tonight – Here How to Watch It Live
On January 18, the stony asteroid (7482) 1994 PC1 will pass safely by Earth. Given its size of roughly 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) and proximity…
Astronomy
The Fastest Optical Flash Emitted by a Newborn Supernova has been Captured by Researchers
The quickest optical flash of a Type Ia supernova has been detected, according to a study published in the Astrophysical Journal Letters on December 8,…
A Dying Star Giving Birth to a Black Hole or Neutron Star is Likely the Cause of a Super-Bright Stellar Explosion
A brilliant blue flash from the spiral arm of a galaxy 200 million light-years away was detected by telescopes all over the world in June…
Ingredients for Water could be Produced on the Moon’s Surface, According to a Chemical Factory
NASA scientists have discovered that when a torrent of charged particles known as the solar wind slams onto the Moon’s surface at 450 kilometers per…
No, This VideoDoesn’t Show China’s Artificial Sun Being Launched into Space
Social media has many benefits, allowing us to communicate with both friends and strangers from all over the world. However, it can sometimes lead to…
Intruder Star Spotted Disrupting the Formation of a Young Star System
The universe is a dangerous place, and protostar systems do not always get to condense peacefully into stars and planets. Astronomers have long hypothesized that…
Astronomers Discover Weird-Shaped Exoplanet Squished Like a Rugby Ball
The orbiting observatory Cheops has discovered an exoplanet with an unusual shape: WASP-103b, which has transformed into a Jupiter-sized rugby ball due to its star’s…
Brightest X-Ray “Cow” Supernova Observed By Astronomers
Astronomers spotted a supernova that did not fit in nearly four years ago: AT2018cow – often known as the “Cow” – was brighter and shorter…
First-Ever On-Site Detection of Water on Moon Made By Chinese Lander
The Chang’E-5 lander’s spectral data not only proves the presence of water on the Moon but also shows where part of it is located, which…
JWST’s Main Mirror Successfully Unfolds, Meaning Deployment Is Now Complete
Over the weekend, JWST’s main mirror was successfully unfolded, with one side deployed on January 7 and the other on January 8. The JWST, the…
In the Running Man Nebula, Hubble sees a Shock Wave of Colliding Gases
In this Hubble view, a jet from a newly born star bursts into the gleaming depths of the mirror nebula NGC 1977. The young star…
Gliese 849 b – an Extrasolar Planet
Gliese 849 b is an extrasolar planet located in the constellation Aquarius, approximately 29 light-years distant. It is a gas giant exoplanet that revolves around…
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