The most recent discoveries in our universe.
A Black Hole Accretion Disk – visualization
If the black hole was surrounded by a swirling disk of glowing and accreting gas, then the great gravity of the black hole would deflect light emitted
Light and Dark in Martian Chiaroscuro
Deep shadows create dramatic contrasts between light and dark in this high-resolution close-up of the Martian surface.
Fermi Spirograph and Women’s Equality Day
What does this Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope Spirograph have in common with Women’s Equality Day?
Growing Anomaly in Earth’s Magnetic Field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field can cause big headaches for satellites.
A Supernova may have caused Mass Extinction on Earth
An exploding star (supernova) about 65 light-years away may have caused mass extinction on Earth, 359 million years ago.
Journey to a Black Hole
We are unveiling more and more of the secrets of the Universe which surrounds us, that including black holes, a region of spacetime where gravity is so
Fastest Star ever observed
Fastest star ever observed by astronomers is moving at more than 8% the speed of light.
Half the Universe was missing… until now
Half of the ordinary baryonic matter in the Universe, has been tough to find but Fast Radio Bursts made it possible to detect the WHIM.
A Secret Saltwater Reservoir on Dwarf Planet Ceres discovered
The saltwater reservoir just discovered on Dwarf Planet Ceres, is about 25 miles (40 kilometers) deep and hundreds of miles wide.
Our Solar System’s Shape
Scientists using a model developed with data from NASA missions, have created this strange bubble surrounding our solar system.