Travel to a Black Hole over 10 Billion Years and 50,000 Light-years
Gamma-ray bursts (GRBs) are extremely bright, powerful explosions that spew out copious amounts of gamma radiation. They fall into two primary categories: those with long…
Astronomy
A New Astrophysics Model Reveals a New Source of Long Gamma-ray Bursts
Advanced computer simulations and theoretical calculations are assisting astronomers in better understanding the origins of some of the universe’s most energetic and mysterious light shows,…
Iris Nebula – a bright reflection nebula
The Iris Nebula (also known as NGC 7023 and Caldwell 4) is a brilliant reflection nebula in the constellation Cepheus. It is a gorgeous and…
Near-Earth Object (NEO)
Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) are astronomical objects, such as asteroids and comets, whose orbits bring them near to Earth’s orbit. A NEO is any tiny body…
Tracking Invisible Space Trash
Using a method presented by academics at the University of Michigan, satellite and spacecraft operators may soon be able to identify minuscule particles of trash…
Cosmic Calendar
The Cosmic Calendar is a method for visualizing the chronology of the universe, scaling its currently understood age of 13.8 billion years to a single…
The Second-highest-energy Cosmic Ray ever detected by a Telescope Array
The University of Utah Fly’s Eye experiment discovered the highest-energy cosmic ray ever observed in 1991. The energy of the cosmic ray, later dubbed the…
NGC 588 – a giant H II ionized diffuse nebula
NGC 588 is a star cluster in the Triangulum Galaxy (M33), which is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Triangulum. It is a spectacular, large…
NGC 2264 – a well-known astronomical object
NGC 2264 is a well-known astronomical object composed of multiple diverse celestial phenomena, including star clusters, emission nebulae, and black nebulae. It is the New…
The Great Red Spot on Jupiter is the Smallest We’ve Ever Seen it
Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, the Solar System’s most infamous storm, has shrunk to its smallest size in recorded history. The causes for its declining fortunes…
For the First Time, Phosphorous has Been Found on the Outer Edges of the Milky Way
For the first time, a group of chemists affiliated with the University of Arizona’s Department of Astronomy and Steward Observatory detected phosphorous on the outskirts…
Dwarf Galaxies Devoid of Stars are Discovered to be the Missing Link in the Formation of Extremely Uncommon Ultra-Compact Dwarf Galaxies
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope, one-half of the International Gemini Observatory operated by the National Science Foundation’s NOIRLab, have captured the eroding remains of…
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