Unlocking the Hubble Trouble Mystery: Neutron Star Collisions Illuminate the Expansion of the Universe
In recent years, astronomy has seen itself in a bit of crisis: Although we know that the Universe expands, and although we know approximately how…
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Mesmerizing Cetus Constellation Galaxy: A Cosmic Dance of Stars Through Time
New and old stars alike twinkle in the dusty spiral arms of galaxy NGC 1087, as seen in this breathtaking image from NASA’s Hubble Space…
From Quasars to Black Holes: Spectral Energy Puts Established Theories in Question
Astronomers have discovered that a quasar’s spectral energy distribution isn’t affected by its brightness, challenging traditional theories and emphasizing the role of accretion disk…
Mound Mysteries in the Kuiper Belt: Shared Origin of Arrokoth’s Giant Structures?
These “Building blocks” of this Kuiper belt object may point to key details of streaming instability model of planetesimal formation. A new study led by…
Modified Newtonian Dynamics: Is the Ninth Planet Hunt Revealing a New Law of Gravity?
Outer reaches of solar system could harbor another planet—or evidence modifying laws of gravity. A pair of theoretical physicists are reporting that the same observations…
Drowning Stars: BlueWalker 3’s Unprecedented Impact on Night Sky Observations
New Nature paper contains the results of international observing campaign conducted over 130 days. Scientists, including astronomers from the International Astronomical Union Centre for the…
Hubble Captures Galaxy With Brilliant Blue Arms and Billion-Year-Old “Circumnuclear Ring”
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured this detailed image of NGC 6951, a notable galaxy in the Cepheus constellation. Renowned for its star formation history,…
Hubble’s Hitchcock Moment: A Bizarre Explosion in Unexpected Place
Extraordinarily Bright Bursts of Light Found Between Galaxies A clear starry night is deceptively tranquil to backyard skygazers. In reality, the sky is ablaze with…
Radiant Revelations: Hubble Space Telescope Records Rare Radio Galaxy
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 612, characterized by its orange and blue hues. A striking orange…
10,000,000,000,000x the Energy of Visible Light: Pulsar’s Record-Breaking Gamma Rays Baffle Scientists
H.E.S.S. observatory records 20 tera-electronvolts photons from the Vela pulsar. Scientists using the H.E.S.S. observatory in Namibia have detected the highest energy gamma rays ever…
Manmade Menace? Massive Satellite Outshines All but the Brightest Stars
Massive Low Earth Orbit Communications Satellites Could Disrupt Astronomy Observations of the BlueWalker 3 prototype satellite show it is one of the brightest objects in…
Webb Mystery Unraveled: Astrophysicists Explain the “Impossible” Brightness at Cosmic Dawn
Intense flashes of light, not mass, resolve the puzzle of impossible brightness. When scientists viewed the James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) first images of the…
M87’s Wobbling Jet: A Spin on Black Hole Mysteries
Researchers confirm the spin of the M87 galaxy’s supermassive black hole by observing the wobble in its jet, using two decades of data from global…
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Shatters Records: The Closest & Fastest Sun Flyby Ever
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe broke its own record by approaching within 4.51 million miles of the Sun on September 27, 2023, also achieving a record…
Don’t Miss: “Ring of Fire” Solar Eclipse + Moon, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus
What are some skywatching highlights in October 2023? A “ring of fire” solar eclipse across the Americas on October 14 is this month’s top highlight!…
Hubble Captures a Breathtaking Light Show From a Powerful Protostellar Jet
This breathtaking image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a region called G35.2-0.7N, which is known as a hotbed of high-mass star formation. The kind…
Scientists Discover Source of Mysterious Alignment of Stars Near the Galactic Center
Scientists from The University of Manchester and the University of Hong Kong have found a source for the enigmatic alignment of stars close to the…
Supermassive Black Hole’s Spin Verified – Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity Shines
The M87 galaxy’s black hole exhibits an oscillating jet, confirming its spin, as deduced from a two-decade study aligning with Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity…