Saturn’s Northern Hexagon
Why would clouds form a hexagon on Saturn? Nobody is sure. Originally discovered during the Voyager flybys of Saturn in the 1980s, nobody has ever seen anything
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Meeting in the Mesosphere
A sensitive video camera on a summit of the Vosges mountains in France captured these surprising fireworks above a distant horizon on June 26.
A massive Star may have Disappeared
Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (VLT), have discovered the absence of an unstable massive star in a dwarf galaxy.
Light are seen coming out of Black Holes merge
Astronomers may have seen for the first time, light from the merger of two black holes, providing opportunities to learn about these mysterious dark objects.
Magnetic Streamlines of the Milky Way
Analyses of observations by ESA’s Planck satellite of emission by small magnetically-aligned dust grains reveal previously unknown magnetic field structures in our Milky Way Galaxy — as
What is an annular solar eclipse?
An annular solar eclipse occurred on June 21, 2020. The phenomenon is popularly known as the ‘ring of fire.’
Black Hole Bounty in the Center of the Milky Way
Astronomers have discovered evidence for thousands of black holes located near the center of our Milky Way galaxy.
A Brilliant Cosmic Baby is discovered
Born from an exploded star, the infant magnetar belongs to a family of extreme objects called neutron stars. Its discovery may lend insight into these strange phenomena.
Unique Green Glow at the Red Planet
ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter has detected glowing green oxygen in Mars’ atmosphere – the first time that this emission has been seen around a planet other
There could be 6 billion Earth-like planets in our Galaxy
There could be as many as six billion Earth-like planets in the Milky Way Galaxy, according to new estimates.