First Direct Visual Evidence That the Object in the Center of the Milky Way Is Indeed a Black Hole
Astronomers reveal the first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy. It is the first direct visual evidence of a ring-like…
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Peek-a-Boo Moon: Astronaut on Space Station Captures Spectacular Photos of the Lunar Eclipse
On the evening of May 15, 2022, Earth passed between the Sun and the Moon blocking sunlight and casting a shadow on the lunar surface….
Hubble Spies an Exquisite Hidden Galaxy
Spiral galaxy IC 342, also known as Caldwell 5, is located approximately 11 million light-years from Earth. Hubble captured this sparkling, face-on view of the…
Extraterrestrial Stone Could Be First Evidence on Earth of Supernova Ia Explosion
New chemistry ‘forensics’ indicates that the stone named Hypatia from the Egyptian desert could be the first physical evidence found on Earth of a supernova…
Astronomers Discover Mysterious Circular Ring – Likely of Intergalactic Origin
Western Sydney University researchers, together with an international team of experts, have discovered a mysterious circular ring near our neighboring galaxy that could be the…
Rapid Neutron Capture: Astronomers Discover “Gold Standard” Star in Milky Way
A team of astronomers led by University of Michigan’s Ian Roederer and including Carnegie’s Erika Holmbeck have identified the widest range of elements yet observed…
Hubble Spies a Spectacular Glittering Gathering of Stars
This glittering gathering of stars is the globular cluster NGC 6558, and it was captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s Advanced Camera for Surveys….
For the First Time Ever, Scientists Grow Plants in Lunar Soil
NASA-funded study breaks new ground in plant research. In the early days of the space age, the Apollo astronauts took part in a visionary plan:…
You’ve Seen the New Image of the Milky Way’s Black Hole – Now Hear It!
This is a sonification — translation into sound — of the latest image from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) of the supermassive black hole at…
“Blood Moon” – What You Need To Know About the Lunar Eclipse
What is a lunar eclipse? A lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. In…
Life Unlikely: Meteorite From Mars Indicates Limited Water Circulation Late in the History of the Red Planet
A research team led by Lund University in Sweden has investigated a meteorite from Mars using neutron and X-ray tomography. The technology, which will likely…
Seventeen Modes to Discovery: Webb Space Telescope’s Final Commissioning Activities
With the telescope optics and instruments aligned, the Webb team is now commissioning the observatory’s four powerful science instruments. There are 17 different instrument “modes”…
Watch the Official Trailer: NASA’s Psyche Mission to a Metal World
Join the journey as NASA’s Psyche mission team launches in 2022 to explore a unique metallic asteroid orbiting the sun between Mars and Jupiter. The…
Explosion on a White Dwarf Star Observed for the Very First Time
When stars like our Sun run out of fuel, they contract to form white dwarfs. Such dead stars can sometimes flare back to life in…
Hubble Spots a “Small” Sombrero – Just 80,000 Light Years Across
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has allowed astronomers to view galaxies of all shapes and sizes from nearly every angle. When a galaxy is seen edge-on,…
NASA Reveals the Eerie Sounds of Hoag’s Object – A Galaxy Stretching Over 100,000 Light-Years Across
Stretching over 100,000 light-years across, the galaxy dubbed Hoag’s Object is slightly larger than our own home galaxy, the Milky Way. The blue ring is…
This Week @NASA: Webb Telescope Mission, Historic Black Hole Image, Monster Quake on Mars
The Webb Telescope is closer to starting its mission of science … A historic look at the center of our galaxy … And the Crew-3…
Space Station Crew Preps for Boeing Starliner During Human Research and Robotics
The International Space Station (ISS) is getting ready to welcome Boeing’s new Starliner crew ship due to lift off next week on the company’s Orbital…
