Astronomy

Chinese Researchers have a Plan to Deflect a Dangerous Incoming Asteroid away from Earth

Chinese Researchers have a Plan to Deflect a Dangerous Incoming Asteroid away from Earth

New research reveals how current technology could one day save our planet from a destructive collision with the asteroid Bennu, one of the potentially dangerous…
Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson Celebrate the launch of First Passengers into Space

Virgin Galactic and Richard Branson Celebrate the launch of First Passengers into Space

Virgin Galactic has successfully launched its first passenger into space, along with its billionaire founder Richard Branson. The event, held at Spaceport America in New…
The Rotation of Three Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies has been Discovered

The Rotation of Three Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxies has been Discovered

The presence of transverse rotation (in the plane of the sky) in three dwarf spheroidal galaxies has been discovered by an international team of astrophysicists…
Cygnus OB2 – a Large Young Cluster of Stars in the Constellation of Cygnus

Cygnus OB2 – a Large Young Cluster of Stars in the Constellation of Cygnus

Cygnus OB2 is a massive young star cluster in the constellation Cygnus. NML Cygni, one of the largest known stars, is also included. The region…
GRB 970228 – a Gamma-ray Burst

GRB 970228 – a Gamma-ray Burst

GRB 970228 was a type of gamma-ray burst (GRB). It was the first GRB to emit an afterglow. It was spotted on February 28, 1997.…
AFGL 2298 – a Luminous Blue Variable Star located in the Constellation Aquila

AFGL 2298 – a Luminous Blue Variable Star located in the Constellation Aquila

AFGL 2298, also known as IRAS 18576+0341, is a bright blue variable star (LBV) in the constellation Aquila, near the galactic plane. Its distance from…
The Surface of Venus Might be Broken in Shuffling Chunks

The Surface of Venus Might be Broken in Shuffling Chunks

No other solid body in the solar system has hips like the Earth. Mercury to Mars as well as many moons has a groove in…
HD 160529 – a Luminous Blue Variable Star located in the Constellation of Scorpius

HD 160529 – a Luminous Blue Variable Star located in the Constellation of Scorpius

HD 160529, also known as V905 Scorpii, is a luminous blue variable (LBV) star in the Scorpius constellation. It is a Supergiant Star with a…
HD 168607 – a blue hypergiant and luminous blue variable star

HD 168607 – a blue hypergiant and luminous blue variable star

HD 168607, also known as V4029 Sagittarii, is a blue hypergiant and luminous blue variable (LBV) star visible through amateur telescopes in the constellation Sagittarius.…
AG Carinae – a Star in the Constellation Carina

AG Carinae – a Star in the Constellation Carina

AG Carinae (AG Car) is a star in the Carina constellation. It is one of the most luminous stars in the Milky Way and is…
The Black Knight Satellite: the “13,000-Year-Old Satellite” Conspiracy Theorists think Sent Signals to Tesla

The Black Knight Satellite: the “13,000-Year-Old Satellite” Conspiracy Theorists think Sent Signals to Tesla

The Black Knight Satellite, according to those who believe in conspiracy theories, is an artificial satellite that has been orbiting the earth for more than…
Binary Black Holes’ Light-bending Dance

Binary Black Holes’ Light-bending Dance

In a new NASA visualization, a pair of black holes millions of times the mass of the Sun perform a hypnotic pas de deux. The…
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