A new image taken with the James Webb Space Telescope reveals a variety of unusual, distorted galaxies in the distant universe, magnified by a “gravitational lens” – a massive galaxy…
Category: Astronomy
Intuitive Machines sets Nov. 15 launch date for moon lander
A new private moon-landing mission could launch as soon as November. Intuitive Machines says its moon lander could be ready for liftoff as soon as Nov. 15, pending last-minute preparation. This…
Could The Universe be Twice as Old as Current Estimates Suggest?
How do we know how old the universe actually is? Balasubramanian: The universe is often reported to be 13.8 billion years old, but, truth be told, this is an amalgamation…
Observing Structures in a Dying Star
New images of a dying star at the centre of a well-known planetary nebula 2,600 light years from Earth have revealed structures that no previous telescope could detect, according to…
Gravitational Arcs in ‘El Gordo’ Galaxy Cluster Spotted
The infrared image, taken by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, displays a variety of unusual, distorted background galaxies that were only hinted at in previous Hubble Space Telescope images. Webb’s infrared…
Giant Solar Eruption Felt on Earth, Moon and Mars
A coronal mass ejection erupted from the Sun on 28 October 2021 and was spread over such a wide area that Mars and Earth, while on opposite sides of the…
New Clues on the Source of the Universe’s Magnetic Fields
The source of magnetic fields in the Universe has long been debated. New research offers clues on their origins. It isn’t just your refrigerator that has magnets on it. The…
Astronomers to Solve Mysteries of Universe With Euclid Satellite Launch
Mysteries of the dark universe which have bewildered astronomers for centuries could finally be solved by Southampton scientists after the Euclid satellite was fired into space. Artist impression of the…
New Algorithm Spots First Hazardous Asteroid
An asteroid discovery algorithm — designed to uncover near-Earth asteroids for the Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s upcoming 10-year survey of the night sky — has identified its first “potentially hazardous” asteroid,…
Searching for Extraterrestrial Life — By Keeping an Eye on Exploding Stars
In a new study, Yale undergrad Andy Nilipour used supernovae to narrow the search for extraterrestrial alien civilizations. When you’re searching the skies for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence, it’s not…
