Tag: Astronomy

Ultimate Guide to Watching the Geminid Meteor Shower This WeekendOne of the most awaited astronomical events of the year is set to dazzle stargazers this weekend as the Geminid meteor shower reaches its peak....

Newborn Planet Revealed by Warped Disk: A Cosmic Baby Makes a Big DebutIn the vast expanse of the universe, a rare sight has been uncovered—a newborn planet, still in its infancy, unveiled by a...

A recent study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics has revealed a fascinating discovery made by astronomers - an interstellar tunnel located near our solar system. This tunnel, found within the Local Hot Bubble (LHB)...

NASA's Roman Mission Telescope Completed and Delivered to Goddard Space Flight CenterNASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, a mission tasked with uncovering the mysteries of the universe, has reached a significant milestone with the...

The Juno spacecraft has been circling Jupiter for some time now, capturing incredible images of the largest planet in our solar system. After completing its 66th orbit around Jupiter, Juno has released a new...

The Leonid meteors are known for their fast fireballs and dazzling display in the night sky, although they are still a few years away from producing a meteor storm that truly captivates stargazers. This...

Cornell scientists are making strides in understanding the composition of exoplanets by studying chemical processes within the Earth's mantle. Their focus on basalt-based spectral signatures could potentially reveal the presence of water on planets...

Astronomers have made a fascinating discovery in the vast expanse of space. A neutron star, located thousands of light years away from Earth, has been found to be spinning at an incredible rate of...

The collapse of the Arecibo Observatory's 305-meter telescope in 2020 has been linked to zinc creep, a slow deformation process caused by stress in the telescope's cable spelter sockets. This finding comes from a...

Observational surveys have discovered hundreds of luminous quasars at redshifts greater than 6-7. These quasars host supermassive black holes with masses ranging from 10^9 to 10^10 solar masses, challenging current models of black hole...

Newly Discovered Black Hole Closer to Earth Than Milky Way's CenterThe black hole at the center of our galaxy, known as Sagittarius A, has always been considered the closest black hole to Earth. However,...

The image captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the spiral galaxy IC 3225, which appears to be moving through space like a comet with a tail of gas trailing behind. Despite its...

T Coronae Borealis, a star that has been keeping astronomers on their toes, still hasn't erupted as expected. Since April, astronomers have been eagerly anticipating its explosion, which was predicted to happen before September....