Light from behind a Black Hole is Detected for the First Time
Stanford University astrophysicist Dan Wilkins noticed an intriguing pattern while watching X-rays emitted by the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 800…
Astronomy
Reddit Spotted a UFO from the ISS Live Stream. The Real Explanation Involves Squid
A strange glimmer of light has been spotted this week in live footage from the International Space Station to stir up excitement in online specification…
Most Detailed Radio Image of the Andromeda Galaxy Ever Captured by Scientists
The Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way’s neighbor, is the most distant object in the sky. It is a spiral galaxy located in the constellation Andromeda.…
Omega Centauri – a Globular Cluster in the Constellation Centaurus
Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation Centaurus that Edmond Halley discovered in 1677 as a non-stellar object. It is the Milky Way’s…
Fly with Juno from Ganymede to Jupiter in Breathtaking Animation
Last month, NASA’s Juno Jovian Moon released the closest images of Ganymede over two decades. The visual artists stitched together those incredible images and Juno’s…
Astronomers Accurately Predict Timing of Gamma-Ray Bursts from a Magnetar
Magnetic SGR 1935 + 2154 is currently a unique object in our own Milky Way. It is the only known source of rapid-radio explosion (FRB)…
Messier 54 – a Globular Cluster in the Constellation Sagittarius
Messier 54 is a globular cluster in the Sagittarius constellation. This stunning visible and infrared Hubble image shows what appears to be just another globular…
Teardrop-Shaped Star Reveals a Supernova in the Making
Astronomers have found a star whose size indicates that it will one day be consumed as fuel so that the neighbor could turn into a…
Richard Branson Reaches Edge of Space, Winning the Billionaire Space Race
Richard Branson has reached the billionaire race. Branson was one of six passengers on the Vance unit as it flew 86 kilometers (53.5 miles) over…
Recent UK Meteorite Classified as One of the Rarest Types
A few months ago, a meteor statue was spotted in the town of Winchcombe in the United Kingdom. Multiple videos of meteors burning in the…
Messier 15 – a Globular Cluster in the Constellation of Pegasus
Messier 15 is a globular cluster in the Pegasus constellation. Jean-Dominique Maraldi discovered this globular cluster in 1746. M15 is approximately 33,600 lightyears from Earth…
Astronomers Demonstrate How Planets in Binary Systems Form without being Crushed
The scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics demonstrated how exoplanets in binary star systems, such as the…
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