A rare dynamic event of the death of a Red Giant Star
A rare dynamic event of the death of a Red Giant Star, captured by scientists for the first time.
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
What does the Milky Way Weigh?
By studying the movements of orbiting clusters of stars, astronomers have measured the mass of the Milky Way.
Magnetic Orion
Recent analysis of Orion data from the HAWC+ instrument on the airborne SOFIA observatory indicate that, at times, magnetism affect how stars form.
The Second-Closest Exoplanet to Earth discovered
Scientists just discovered the second-closest exoplanet to Earth, orbiting Barnard’s star, one of the closest stars to the Sun.
One of the Oldest Stars in the Universe discovered
Astronomers finds a 13.5 billion-year-old elusive star, with origins close to Big Bang.
Hubble captures glittering Star Cluster in Nearby Galaxy
This glittering Star Cluster is the globular cluster NGC 1898, which lies toward the center of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
First-Ever Direct Picture of a Planet Being Born
Astronomers have captured for the first time an image of a baby exoplanet, through the disc of dust that surrounds its star.
Diamond Clouds shimmering around Distant Stars
The mysterious ‘glow’ in the Milky Way that has baffled astronomers for decades, may caused by clouds filled with diamonds that surround distant stars.
Record-Breaking Stars Forming 250 million years after the Big Bang
Astronomers discovered a record-breaking star forming, only 250 million years after the Big Bang.