The most recent discoveries in our universe.
Journey into a Cosmic Reef
This science visualization presents the dramatic landscape of two nebulas in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
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.
There could be another Universe beside ours
Earth’s oceans are only 5% explored, outer space is supremely larger — and we haven’t explored even a hundredth of a percent of it.
‘One in a million’ Super-Earth discovered
Astronomers have found an incredibly rare new Super-Earth exoplanet towards the centre of the our galaxy.
Beautiful Long Tailed Comet SWAN
Blowing in the solar wind the spectacular ion tail of beautiful Comet SWAN extends far across this 10 degree wide telephoto field of view.
Sonification of a Deep Space Image
In this visualization of a cluster of galaxies imaged by NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, space becomes “sonified.”
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.
The Secret History of the Moon
The Moon has drawn out our sense of wonder since before we were fully human. Where did it come from? What secrets are written in its rocks?
100 years ago Edwin Hubble discovers the Universe
How big is our universe? This very question, among others, was debated by two leading astronomers 100 years ago today in what has become known as astronomy’s