A Brilliant Cosmic Baby is discovered
Born from an exploded star, the infant magnetar belongs to a family of extreme objects called neutron stars. Its discovery may lend insight into these strange phenomena.
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Signal coming from deep Space every 157 Days
An international team led by Jodrell Bank astronomers reveals 157 day cycle in unusual cosmic radio bursts.
Mirror Universe created at the same time as the Big Bang
Scientists by observing mysterious particles in Antarctica, may have spotted a parallel Universe where time runs backward.
Telescope sees signs of Planet Birth
ESO Telescope sees signs of planet birth. The observed feature could be the first direct evidence of a baby planet coming into existence.
Jupiter in Infrared
Recently, astronomers at the Gemini North Observatory in Hawaii, USA, created some of the best infrared photos of Jupiter ever taken from Earth’s surface, pictured.
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.
A Message from Earth
The ‘Arecibo Message’ was broadcast from Earth in 1974, towards the globular star cluster M13.
A Very Large eye exam
Surrounded by the gleaming metal of one of ESO’s Very Large Telescope’s (VLT) Unit Telescopes, two engineers are carrying out maintenance work on the telescope’s complex and delicate
James Webb Space Telescope Full Mirror Deployment
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope fully deployed its primary mirror into the same configuration it will have when in space, in a recent test.
More than 100 Minor Planets at the far reaches of the Solar System discovered
Scientists discovered more than 100 minor planets beyond Neptune, at the far reaches of the Solar System.