Astrophysics
Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation
Hubble Observes Ghostly Cloud Alive with Star Formation Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of Lupus 3, a star-forming cloud 500 light-years away in the constellation Scorpius, revealing new life amidst its eerie landscape. The image shows white wisps of gas swirling throughout the region, including a dark dust cloud and bright T Tauri […]
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NASA’s Chandra Rings in New Year With Champagne Cluster
NASA’s Chandra Rings in New Year With Champagne Cluster NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory has released a new image of the “Champagne Cluster,” a galaxy cluster that was discovered on New Year’s Eve, 2020. The Champagne Cluster is actually two galaxy clusters merging to form an even larger cluster, with multimillion-degree gas spreading across the cluster […]
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2026 AAS Hyperwall Schedule
2026 AAS Hyperwall Schedule The 247th American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting will take place from January 4-8, 2026, with various sessions and presentations on topics such as exoplanets, galaxies, and the search for life in the universe. NASA experts will be present at the meeting, including Julie McEnery, Giada Arney, Lee Feinberg, and John Grunsfeld, […]
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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image
Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image The Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of Markarian 178 (Mrk 178), a blue dwarf galaxy located 13 million light-years away, featuring a unique blend of young stars and rare massive Wolf-Rayet stars. Mrk 178 is one of over 1,500 Markarian galaxies, named after Armenian astrophysicist […]
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When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe
When darkness shines: How dark stars could illuminate the early universe Scientists using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have discovered three potential dark star candidates, which could alter our understanding of how ordinary stars form. Dark stars are not exactly stars and are thought to be powered by a mysterious substance called dark matter, which […]
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Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy
Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the spiral galaxy NGC 6000, located 102 million light-years away, showcasing stars of various ages and colors. The galaxy’s center features older, smaller stars with a glowing yellow hue, while its outskirts boast brilliant blue star clusters hosting young, massive […]
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October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO!
October’s Night Sky Notes: Let’s Go, LIGO! September 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the first direct detection of gravitational waves by LIGO, a milestone that confirms Albert Einstein’s 1916 theory of General Relativity. Gravitational waves are ripples in space-time created by massive objects accelerating in space, such as black holes merging or stars going […]
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Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time!
Discovery Alert: ‘Baby’ Planet Photographed in a Ring around a Star for the First Time! Researchers have discovered a young protoplanet called WISPIT 2b embedded in a ring-shaped gap in a disk encircling a young star, marking the first time a planet has been directly observed in one of these gaps. The protoplanet WISPIT 2b […]
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There’s less water on distant planets than previously thought
There’s less water on distant planets than previously thought Researchers at ETH Zurich have found that distant planets outside our solar system have much less water on their surfaces than previously thought. The study, which used computer simulations to model planetary evolution, shows that sub-Neptunes like K2-18b are unlikely to be “Hycean worlds” with large […]
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The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos
The discovery of a gravitational wave 10 years ago shook astrophysics – these ripples in spacetime continue to reveal dark objects in the cosmos Gravitational waves were first detected in 2015 from the merger of two black holes, marking a major breakthrough in astrophysics and confirming one of Einstein’s predictions. The detection of gravitational waves […]
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