The most recent discoveries in our universe.
Black Holes are very Hard to Find
Black holes are hard to find. They have such strong gravity that light can’t escape them, so scientists must rely on clues from their surroundings to find
Black Hole Echoes
Simulations of the light echoes off of the accretion disk around a maximally spinning (“Kerr”) black hole.
Space Station Crosses the Busy Sun
The only occasion when the International Space Station is visible during the day is when it passes right in front of the Sun.
Shadows at the Moon’s South Pole
A multi-temporal illumination of the Moon’s South Pole, made with a wide-angle camera, depict these impressive lunar shadows.
A new way to travel Faster than Light discovered
Scientists finally discovered a new way to travel faster than light. This how it works(!).
The Most Distant Star just detected
Hubble space telescope detected most distant single star ever seen.
How the Universe first evolved
Scientists develop the largest, most detailed model of the early Universe to date, immediately after the Big Bang.
The Sharpest ever Image of the Sun’s Corona
Solar Orbiter probe captured the sharpest ever image of the corona, 46 million miles from the Sun.
5,000 Exoplanets Confirmed
NASA has just confirmed new discoveries that now total 5000 exoplanets and counting…
The Sky in one Year
Every 15 minutes during 2021, an all-sky camera took an image of the sky over the Netherlands.