Hubble captures an angelic merging of galaxies
This week's image from the Hubble Space Telescope show two galaxies which are in the process of merging together, in the system VV-689......»»
Hubble peers at pair of closely interacting galaxies
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features Arp 72, a very selective galaxy group that only includes two galaxies interacting due to gravity: NGC 5996 (the large spiral galaxy) and NGC 5994 (its smaller companion, in the lower left o.....»»
Amazon wants everyone to ‘Prepare for Fallout’ on Prime Video in April
Someone at Amazon really gets the sense of humor behind Fallout, as the new contest video really captures the spirit of the video games......»»
AI helps to detect invasive Asian hornets
Artificial Intelligence can be used to detect invasive Asian hornets and raise the alarm, new research shows. University of Exeter researchers have developed VespAI, an automated system that attracts hornets to a monitoring station and captures stand.....»»
Study reports that age is the driving force in changing how stars move within galaxies
Galaxies start life with their stars rotating in an orderly pattern but in some the motion of stars is more random. Until now, scientists have been uncertain about what causes this—possibly the surrounding environment or the mass of the galaxy itse.....»»
Daily Telescope: A shiny cluster of stars in a nearby galaxy
This cluster is about 2 billion years old. Enlarge / This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a globular cluster called NGC 1651. (credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, L. Girardi, F. Niederhofer) Welcome to the.....»»
JWST observations explore molecular outflows of a nearby merging galaxy
Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), an international team of astronomers has observed a nearby merging galaxy known as NGC 3256. Results of the observational campaign, presented March 21 on the pre-print server arXiv, yield essential informa.....»»
Catching vibes: Novel approach captures arthropod-driven vibrations
It was summer in northern Mississippi, rich in relative humidity and deciduous forests and wolf spiders. Noori Cho, then a doctoral student at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, was dedicating two months to sharing a cabin with mice while on a res.....»»
Image: Hubble finds a field of stars
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows a globular cluster called NGC 1651. Like another recent globular cluster image, NGC 1651 is about 162,000 light-years away in the largest and brightest of the Milky Way's satellite galaxies, t.....»»
Three-year study of young stars with NASA"s Hubble enters new chapter
In the largest and one of the most ambitious Hubble Space Telescope programs ever executed, a team of scientists and engineers collected information on almost 500 stars over a three-year period. This effort offers new insights into the stars' formati.....»»
Event Horizon Telescope captures stunning new image of Milky Way’s black hole
There are also hints of an elusive high-energy jet, similar to larger M87* black hole. Enlarge / A new image from the Event Horizon Telescope has revealed powerful magnetic fields spiraling from the edge of a supermassive black h.....»»
Hubble captures the dramatic jets of a baby star
A new image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows the drama that unfolds as a new star is born......»»
Sleeping supermassive black holes awakened briefly by shredded stars
A new investigation into an obscure class of galaxies known as Compact Symmetric Objects, or CSOs, has revealed that these objects are not entirely what they seem. CSOs are active galaxies that host supermassive black holes at their cores. Out of the.....»»
Astronomers discover 49 new galaxies in under three hours
An international team of astronomers has discovered 49 new gas-rich galaxies using the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa. Their research is published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society......»»
Hubble sees new star proclaiming its presence with cosmic light show
FS Tau is a multi-star system made up of FS Tau A, the bright star-like object near the middle of the image, and FS Tau B (Haro 6-5B), the bright object to the far right that is partially obscured by a dark, vertical lane of dust. These young objects.....»»
Image: Hubble spots the Spider Galaxy
This image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the gauzy-looking celestial body UGC 5829, an irregular galaxy that lies about 30 million light-years away. Despite the lack of observations of this relatively faint galaxy, UGC 5829 has a dis.....»»
Hubble images the spooky Spider Galaxy
A recent image from Hubble shows an irregular galaxy, the spindly arms and clawed shape of which has led to it being named the Spider Galaxy......»»
"Dark stars": Dark matter may form exploding stars, and observing the damage could help reveal what it"s made of
Dark matter is a ghostly substance that astronomers have failed to detect for decades, yet which we know has an enormous influence on normal matter in the universe, such as stars and galaxies. Through the massive gravitational pull it exerts on galax.....»»
It"s time to study lunar lava tubes. Here"s a mission that could help
The moon is practically begging to be explored, and the momentum to do so is building. The Artemis Program's effort to return astronauts to the moon for the first time since the Apollo missions captures a lot of attention. But there are other efforts.....»»
Unveiling the formation of the first galaxies
Utilizing high-resolution three-dimensional radiation hydrodynamics simulations and a detailed supernova physics model run on supercomputers, a research team led by Dr. Ke-Jung Chen from the Institute of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Academia Sinica (A.....»»
Spring is here: NOAA satellite animation captures vernal equinox
Spring has officially arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, while the Southern Hemisphere is embracing autumn. The start of astronomical spring, known as the vernal equinox, occurred yesterday, March 19, 2024, at 11:06 p.m. EDT......»»