Barnard’s Loop – an Emission Nebula
Barnard’s Loop is a large, elliptical nebula that surrounds the central region of the Orion Molecular Cloud Complex. It is named after its discoverer, American…
Astronomy
While 12 Planets were in Front of their Stars, Astronomers Checked them for Signs of Extraterrestrial Life
The premier single-dish radio telescope in the world is the Robert C. Byrd Green Bank Telescope (GBT), which is a part of the Green Bank…
Alpha Lupi – a constellation in the southern sky
Alpha Lupi (α Lupi, α Lup) is a constellation in the southern sky known as Lupus, which is Latin for wolf. It is a blue…
IK Pegasi – a binary star system
IK Pegasi is a binary star system located approximately 150 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Pegasus. The two stars in the system, designated…
Will Artificial Intelligence Aid our Search for Extraterrestrial Life?
If there is technologically advanced extraterrestrial life out there, why haven’t we found it yet? is a common question that comes up while considering the…
The Untangling of a Galaxy Cluster Knot
At least three galaxy clusters are currently colliding spectacularly, as seen by astronomers. Astronomers are using data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory of NASA, the…
HD 179821 – a Yellow-white Main-sequence Star
HD 179821 is a star located approximately 95 light years from Earth in the constellation Aquarius. It is a yellow-white main-sequence star with a spectral…
HD 101584 – a main-sequence star
HD 101584 is a star located in the constellation Cassiopeia. It is a suspected post-common envelope binary located in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 1,800 to…
Red Square Nebula
The Red Square Nebula is a planetary nebula located in the constellation of Pisces, it is known for its distinctive, square-shaped appearance in images and…
Westbrook Nebula
The Westbrook Nebula is a cloud of gas and dust in the galaxy that is thought to be a site of star formation. It is…
Amazing Video Depicts Planets Circling a Star 133 Light-years Away from Earth
A time-lapse film of four planets larger than Jupiter as they orbit their star was created by Northwestern University astrophysicist Jason Wang after more than…
Were Galaxies very Different in the Beginning of Time?
Galaxies in the early universe were different from present-day galaxies. In the early universe, galaxies were smaller, more chaotic, and less well-formed than they are…
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