Butterfly Nebula
The Butterfly Nebula, also known as NGC 6302, is a planetary nebula located in the constellation Scorpius. It is a cloud of gas and dust…
Astronomy
What caused the Butterfly Nebula to Sprout Wings?
The Butterfly Nebula, also known as NGC 6302, got its “wings” as a result of gas and dust being ejected from the dying central star,…
These Five Spectacular Impact Craters On Earth Illustrate the Wild Past of Our Planet
No of the size, our Solar System’s planetary bodies all have impact craters. We can discover more about the processes and geology that shape our…
Extreme Storms on Uranus Excite Both Amateur and Expert Astronomers
For the first time ever, amateur astronomers are able to make out details in Uranus’ murky blue-green atmosphere because to the planet’s increasingly turbulent surface,…
Super-Earths, Giant Planets, and Planet Formation are all Recreated in New Research Laboratory Experiments
Scientists have been studying planet formation and the formation of different types of planets, such as super-Earths and giant planets, using computer simulations and observational…
Meteorites’ Magnetic Patterns Reveal Early Solar System Dynamics
Magnetic patterns found in meteorites can provide information about the dynamics of the early solar system. These patterns are believed to be remnants of the…
A Massive Survey of the Milky Way revealed billions of Celestial Objects
The Gaia satellite, launched by the European Space Agency in 2013, has conducted a massive survey of the Milky Way, mapping the positions and motions…
New Sun Clock Eliminates Rapid Transitions Between the Solar Seasons
Some of the most severe space weather phenomena on Earth are caused by violent activity on our Sun, having an effect on systems like satellites,…
Researchers Create a New Method to “See” the First Stars Through the Early Universe’s Fog
Astronomers have developed a new technique called “21-cm tomography” that allows them to “see” the first stars that formed in the early universe. This method…
NASA Halts Plans to Completely Deploy the Lucy Solar Array
In Washington Given that the Lucy spacecraft is moving away from the sun, NASA has decided to put off trying to fully deploy a solar…
Massive Black Holes Fueled by Intergalactic Gas
Black holes are incredibly dense regions of space with such strong gravitational pull that nothing, including light, can escape once it gets too close. They…
The Cosmological Collider is Used by Physicists to Explain why Matter, Rather not Antimatter, Dominates the Universe
The idea of a “cosmological collider” is a theoretical concept used to explain the observed asymmetry between matter and antimatter in the universe. According to…
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