Solar Orbiter Spacecraft Discovers Tiny Jets That Could Power the Solar Wind
The ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter spacecraft has discovered a multitude of tiny jets of material escaping from the Sun’s outer atmosphere. Each jet lasts between 20…
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Scorched Earth: Wildfires Continue To Rage in Greece
A month after fires devastated the island of Rhodes in July 2023 (see image below), more fires have ripped through Greece this week as southern…
Shimmering Skies: Hubble Unveils a Sparkling Galactic Neighbor
The galaxy ESO 300-16 looms over this captivating image from the Hubble Space Telescope. This galaxy, which lies 28.7 million light-years from Earth in the…
Global Wildfires Surge: A Comprehensive Analysis Through ESA’s World Fire Atlas
Devastating wildfires in multiple countries have prompted ESA’s reopening of the World Fire Atlas, providing detailed insights and tools to monitor and manage fires globally,…
Cosmic Leviathan Unveiled: Hubble Space Telescope Captures Truly Massive Galaxy Cluster
In the center of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, basks the truly massive galaxy cluster 2MASX J05101744-4519179. This distant galaxy cluster is…
ESA’s Ariel Mission Passes Critical Review, Poised To Unravel Mysteries of Distant Worlds
Ariel, ESA’s mission to study the chemical makeup of distant exoplanets, has cleared its Preliminary Design Review (PDR), marking a significant step toward its 2029…
From Dormancy to Drama: Litli-Hrútur Volcano Erupts After 800 Years
The Litli-Hrútur volcano in Iceland erupted on July 10, 2023, following heightened seismic activity. The eruption is being closely monitored using satellite technology, attracting tourists…
Triple Impact: Massive Solar Eruption Felt on Earth, Moon, and Mars
A solar eruption detected simultaneously at Earth, the Moon, and Mars emphasizes the need to prepare human exploration missions for the dangers of space radiation….
Euclid’s First Glimpse: Peering Into Dark Matter and the Universe’s Expansion
The telescope took a picture of a glittering field of stars, indicating that it is doing well after a million-mile journey from Earth. The two…
Ghostly Galaxies: Hubble’s Glimpse Into the Ethereal NGC 6684
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope captured an illuminating image of the lenticular galaxy NGC 6684, located around 44 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Pavo….
The Life and Times of Dust: A Glimpse Into the Early Universe
Observing Irregular Galaxy NGC 6822 With James Webb Space Telescope Captured by the Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-InfraRed Instrument (MIRI) mounted on the James Webb…
Euclid “Dark Universe” Explorer: First Test Images Tease of Riches To Come
Euclid, a new space telescope, has successfully obtained its initial test images, showcasing the potential to revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos. The images mark…
Dark Universe Explorer: Euclid’s Large Halo Orbit Around Infinitesimal Point
If you think it’s only possible to be held in orbit around a physical ‘thing’ with a large mass – a planet or a star,…
The Milky Way’s Disco Ball: Hubble Captures Glittering Globular Cluster in Sagittarius
In a stunning image from the Hubble Space Telescope, the globular cluster NGC 6652 glimmers with the light of countless stars. The glittering, glitzy contents…
ESA’s Aeolus: A Historic End to a Trailblazing Mission
Surpassing scientific expectations and exceeding its planned life in orbit, the Aeolus wind mission has been hailed as one of the European Space Agency’s most…
Mission Possible: Steering Aeolus Through Earth’s Fiery Welcome
The European Space Agency is orchestrating its first-ever satellite reentry with the Aeolus satellite, aiming to direct it towards an ocean reentry. Despite the challenges…
Death Becomes Her: The Catastrophic Stellar Explosion That Shook UGC 12295
Two teams of astronomers used Hubble’s Wide Field Camera 3 to study UGC 12295, a spiral galaxy in Pisces, following a supernova detected in 2015….
Stellar Photobomber Crashes Hubble’s Party: The Unraveling Tale of Arp 263
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the irregular galaxy Arp 263, also known as NGC 3239, located 25 million light-years away in…