Capella – a Brightest Star in the Constellation Auriga
Capella is a bright star in the constellation Auriga. It is also known as, α Aurigae, α Aur, Alpha Aurigae, is the brightest star in…
Astronomy
New Research Predicted Signs of Life on Saturn’s Moon Enceladus
Ocean currents have been predicted to exist and move in the vast subsurface ocean of Saturn’s moon Enceladus. The moon, which is encased in an…
Astronomers Using Cosmic Lens Reveals Faintest Radio-emitting Object Ever Found
Radio telescopes are the world’s most sensitive radio receivers, capable of detecting extremely faint wisps of radio emission from objects in the universe’s farthest reaches.…
Canopus – the Brightest Star in the Southern Night Sky
Canopus located in the constellation Carina is a yellowish-white supergiant 313 light-years away, which is 65 times the size of our own sun. It is…
Hubble Space Telescope Seeing Double Quasars in Merging Galaxies
The Hubble Space Telescope of NASA is’seeing double.’ Hubble astronomers discovered a pair of quasars that are so close to each other that they appear…
Betelgeuse – a Large Red Supergiant Star in the Orion Constellation
Betelgeuse is usually the tenth-brightest star in the night sky and, after Rigel, the second-brightest in the constellation of Orion. It meaning “the armpit of…
Artificial Objects in Orbit around the Earth Cause Light Pollution to Night Skies
Scientists published new research findings today that suggest artificial objects in orbit around the Earth are brightening our planet’s night skies significantly more than previously…
Beta Columbae – a Giant Star in the Columba Constellation
Beta Columbae is a star in the Columba constellation. It also designated as Wazn, a giant star in the constellation of Columba. The Columba constellation…
Moon has been Completely Mapped and Uniformly Classified
The entire lunar surface has been completely mapped and uniformly classified for the first time. The ‘Unified Geologic Map of the Moon,’ as it is…
Beta Centauri – a Triple Star System in the Southern Constellation of Centaurus
Beta Centauri is a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus. It is also known as Hadar, is the second brightest star in…
TRAPPIST – an ultracool red dwarf star
TRAPPIST recently found a solar system with seven planets, three of which are potentially habitable. TRAPPIST-1 is an ultracool red dwarf star located almost 40…
Wolf 359 – a red dwarf in the constellation Leo
Wolf 359 is a red dwarf in the constellation Leo first measured in 1919 by Max Wolf. This system, located approximately eight light-years from Sol,…
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