Zooming in 265,000 Galaxies
Astronomers have put together the largest and most comprehensive “history book” of galaxies into one single image, using 16 years’ worth of observations from NASA’s Hubble Space
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The incredible Formation of the Southern Crab Nebula
Hubble celebrates its 29th birthday with unrivaled view of the Southern Crab Nebula.
Our Nearest Exoplanet could Host Life
Proxima Centauri, the closest star to the Sun, has a planet in the habitable zone, with potential life-supporting conditions.
First Observation of a Supermassive Black Hole in a Radio Galaxy
First observation of torus surrounding the supermassive black hole at the core of powerful Radio Galaxy.
Our Solar System Is Weirder Than You’d Think
Astronomers suggests that nearly every star has at least one planet, but we haven’t found any other solar systems that look quite like ours.
Hubble Watches Asteroid Coming Apart
A small asteroid was caught in the process of spinning so fast it’s throwing off material, according to new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other
The best places to look for closest Earth-like Planets
NASA’s new Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) will observe 400,000 stars across the whole sky to catch a glimpse of a planet transiting across the face of its
Galaxy Cluster Gravitational Lens
Astronomers observing the cluster of galaxies Abell 370, noticed an unusual arc that wasn’t understood until better images showed that the arc was a type of astrophysical
What does the Milky Way Weigh?
By studying the movements of orbiting clusters of stars, astronomers have measured the mass of the Milky Way.
Hundreds of Thousands of unknown Galaxies discovered
An international team of more than 200 astronomers from 18 countries discovered hundreds of thousands of unknown galaxies.