An impressive Phoenix Aurora over Iceland
All of the other aurora watchers had gone home. By 3:30 am in Iceland, on a quiet night last September, much of that night’s auroras had died
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Gases in a ‘super-Earth’ atmosphere detected for the first time
For the first time astronomers were able to analyse the atmosphere of an exoplanet, in the class known as super-Earths.
Stunning timelapse shows the Sun over a year
NASA has released a stunning timelapse video showing the sun over the course of a year.
Enormous Blast from supermassive Black Hole in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
A giant jet spanning continuously from supermassive black hole, for over 300,000 light years, is seen blasting out of the galaxy Pictor A.
Major Solar plant in the Sahara
A new giant solar plant under development in the desert country of Morocco, is poised to take advantage of the ample Saharan sunlight.
Thermonuclear Art – The Sun in Ultra-HD
The Sun. It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy that drive weather, biology and keeps life alive on Earth. Watch the impressive video from NASA’s
20 Years Exoplanet Anniversary- From Zero to Thousands
The first discovery of an exoplanet, called 51 Pegasi b, orbiting a sun-like star beyond our solar system, discovered 20 years ago, on October 6.
Weighing a Black Hole by Einstein Ring Phenomenon
Astronomers “weigh” a Black Hole in the center of a Galaxy by studying the Einstein ring phenomenon.
3,000th Comet spotted by SOHO
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory, discovered on Sept. 13, 2015, its 3,000th comet, cementing its standing as the greatest comet finder of all time.
Double Black Hole inside a nearby Quasar
By using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have found that the nearest galaxy to Earth (Mrk 231) hosting a quasar, is powered by two central black holes