The closest Black Hole to Earth
ESO instrument finds closest black hole, just 1,000 light-years from Earth. Invisible object has two companion stars visible to the naked eye.
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A Message from Earth
The ‘Arecibo Message’ was broadcast from Earth in 1974, towards the globular star cluster M13.
Hubble Marks 30 Years in Space
NASA is celebrating the Hubble Space Telescope’s 30 years of unlocking the beauty and mystery of space by unveiling a stunning new portrait of a firestorm of
Most Earth-like Exoplanet discovered
The most Earth-like exoplanet discovered, 300 light-years away, orbiting in the habitable zone of its star., hidden in early NASA Kepler data.
This Exoplanet is so Hot that it Rains Iron
ESO Telescope observes an exoplanet where temperatures climb above 2400 degrees Celsius and could rain iron.
The biggest explosion in the history of the Universe detected
Scientists studying a distant galaxy cluster have discovered the biggest explosion seen in the Universe since the Big Bang.
Star is Dragging Space-Time around with it
Astronomers discovered a star that is dragging space-time around with it, proving that Einstein was right again.
The 1995 Hubble photo that changed astronomy
The iconic 1995 image is crowded, not because it’s a broad swath of sky but because it’s a broad swath of time. The Hubble Deep Field is
New stunning view of Milky Way’s center
NASA’s flying telescope SOFIA captured a crisp infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
First Earth-Size Exoplanet in the Habitable Zone discovered
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) finds first Earth-size exoplanet in the Habitable Zone.