Tycho Supernova – Death of a Star
In 1572, Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe was among those who noticed a new bright object in the constellation Cassiopeia. Now, NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals an intriguing
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First Exoplanet discovered with Water
First super-Earth exoplanet discovered with water vapor, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star, which may hold alien life.
TESS telescope has found a nearby super-Earth
NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) telescope discovered a relatively close super-Earth exoplanet, at 31 light-years from us.
A rare dynamic event of the death of a Red Giant Star
A rare dynamic event of the death of a Red Giant Star, captured by scientists for the first time.
A Whirlpool ‘Warhol’ from NASA
Unlike Andy Warhol’s famous silkscreen grids of repeating images rendered in different colors, the varying hues of this galaxy represent how its appearance changes in different wavelengths
The Universe’s First Type of Molecule Is Found at Last
Scientists on the airborne observatory SOFIA detected the first type of molecule that ever formed in the universe.
The first ever direct Observation of an Exoplanet
Cutting-edge VLTI GRAVITY instrument using optical interferometry, breaks new ground in exoplanet imaging, by revealing details of a storm-wracked exoplanet.
Hubble’s stunning details of 2 Colliding Galaxies
NGC 6052, a pair of colliding galaxies, located in the constellation of Hercules, about 230 million light-years away.
The Second-Closest Exoplanet to Earth discovered
Scientists just discovered the second-closest exoplanet to Earth, orbiting Barnard’s star, one of the closest stars to the Sun.
Journey to the Center of our Galaxy
This zoom sequence starts with a view of the Milky Way. “We zoom in towards the crowded central region, in the constellation of Sagittarius (The Archer)…