Red Supergiant Star Betelgeuse Slowly Recovering After Blowing its Top, According to Hubble
A brilliant, ruby-red, twinkling spot of light can be seen in the upper right shoulder of the winter constellation Orion the Hunter, often known as…
Astronomy
Astronomers Notice a Hot Gas Bubble Swirling Around the Supermassive Black Hole in the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered evidence of a “hot spot” around Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of our galaxy, using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter…
A Chaotic Stellar Nursery is Visible to Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope of NASA captured an unprecedented view of the Orion Nebula, a turbulent stellar nursery and one of the most photogenic celestial…
Potentially dangerous Something Unusual For A Space Rock Was Just Displayed By Asteroid Phaethon
After learning this week that it won’t be repaired after collapsing in 2020, the famous Arecibo observatory may no longer function as a telescope, but…
Exoplanet Atmospheres Where It Rains Iron and Jewels Contain the Heaviest Element Ever Discovered
In the atmospheres of two exoplanets, astronomers have found the intriguing element barium. The 56th element on the periodic table, detected in the upper layers…
Watch Deimos orbit Mars and Pass in Front of Jupiter and Its Moons
When one of humanity’s cosmic explorers discovers something unexpected, it is always fantastic. This time, it’s the European Space Agency’s Mars Express’ chance to catch…
Interstellar Space’s Boundary Experiences Ripples
Only twice have humans been allowed to journey into interstellar space, due to the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft, which have been in orbit for…
Nighttime Views of Earth from Space
A group of researchers has developed a method for producing daily global moderate-resolution nighttime light change maps. When the sun goes down and the lights…
NASA Fires Micro-bullets at Meteoroid Shield on Mars’ Sample-return Orbiter
NASA engineers are firing micro-bullets at squares of anti-meteoroid shield material that will protect a Mars sample return orbiter during its journey back to Earth.…
Scientists find a very Old and Far-off Gamma Radiation Ray Burst
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory was peering through eons and eons in September 2021 when it spotted a dramatic explosion, a gamma-ray burst (GRB) that…
Climate Change will Prolong the Effects of Space Pollution
Satellites face greater chances of collision with space debris as a result of reduced density in the upper atmosphere. Increasing levels of CO2 in the…
Astronomers Develop a New Method to Aid in the Search for Dark Matter
Meteors may help astronomers devise a new way to locate dark matter—mysterious and invisible particles that have so far only been discerned by the effect…
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