Astronomy

Astronomers Have Conducted a Detailed and Sensitive Survey of a Large Segment of Our Home Galaxy, the Milky Way, Using Two of the World’s Most Powerful Radio Telescopes

Astronomers Have Conducted a Detailed and Sensitive Survey of a Large Segment of Our Home Galaxy, the Milky Way, Using Two of the World’s Most Powerful Radio Telescopes

Astronomers have conducted a thorough and sensitive study of a huge part of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, using two of the world’s most…
New Class of Habitable Exoplanets very Different from Earth Discovered

New Class of Habitable Exoplanets very Different from Earth Discovered

Astronomers have found that there is a new class of exoplanets that may have suitable conditions for life, although they do not seem very domestic to…
With the help of Joby Aviation, NASA has started Air Taxi Flight Testing

With the help of Joby Aviation, NASA has started Air Taxi Flight Testing

In an effort to add another mode of transportation for people and goods, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has begun testing an all-electric…
Exoplanets are Used as Detectors of Dark Matter

Exoplanets are Used as Detectors of Dark Matter

Scientists believe they have discovered a unique and powerful detector in the ongoing search for dark matter in our universe: exoplanets. Dark matter, according to…
BI Cygni – a Red Supergiant in the Cygnus Constellation

BI Cygni – a Red Supergiant in the Cygnus Constellation

BI Cygni is a red supergiant in the constellation Cygnus. It is a Supergiant Star with a high luminosity. It is more than 1,000 times…
RSGC1 – a Massive Star Cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy

RSGC1 – a Massive Star Cluster in the Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way galaxy’s RSGC1 is a massive young open star cluster. It was discovered in data from infrared surveys in 2006. The cluster is…
Galaxies Pollute the Environment in the Universe

Galaxies Pollute the Environment in the Universe

Researchers discovered that galaxies pollute the environment in which they exist. Astronomers at the WM Keck Observatory in Hawaii have discovered that galaxies pollute the…
First Black Hole-neutron Star Fusion is found by Astrophysicists

First Black Hole-neutron Star Fusion is found by Astrophysicists

A long time ago, in two galaxies about 900 million light-years apart, two black holes each devoured their neutron star companions, causing gravitational waves to…
The Dark Energy Camera captures a Close-up Glimpse of a Strange Galaxy

The Dark Energy Camera captures a Close-up Glimpse of a Strange Galaxy

The Dark Energy Camera (DECam) is a newly constructed instrument that is mounted on the Victor M. Blanco 4-meter Telescope at the Cerro Tololo Inter-American…
S Persei – a Red Supergiant Double Cluster in Perseus

S Persei – a Red Supergiant Double Cluster in Perseus

S Persei is a red supergiant near the Double Cluster in Perseus, north of NGC 869. It is a Supergiant Star with a high luminosity.…
VY Canis Majoris – a Red Hypergiant Star in the Constellation Canis Major

VY Canis Majoris – a Red Hypergiant Star in the Constellation Canis Major

VY Canis Majoris (VY CMa) is a red hypergiant star in the Canis Major constellation. It is a pulsating variable star and extreme oxygen-rich (O-rich)…
Astra’s First Commercial Launch Fails to Reach Orbit

Astra’s First Commercial Launch Fails to Reach Orbit

The rocket never made it to orbit when Astra, now a public corporation, ran into difficulty during its first commercial launch (the mission carried a…
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