Glittering globular cluster Terzan 12. Credit: NASA The glittering globular cluster Terzan 12—a vast, tightly bound collection of stars—fills the frame of this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.…
Category: Planetary Science
Across the Northern Hemisphere, now’s the time to catch a new comet before it vanishes for 400 years
This image provided by Gianluca Masi shows the comet C/2023 P1 Nishimura and its tail seen from Manciano, Italy on Sept. 5, 2023. Stargazers across the Northern Hemisphere should catch…
Vast bubble of galaxies discovered, given Hawaiian name
The red region (left) shows the shell enclosed by the Baryon Acoustic Oscillation, with individual galaxies depicted as luminous tiny specks. The blue filaments show the greater Cosmic Web, with…
New ring galaxy discovered by Indian astronomers
Optical color composite image of the galaxy DJ0240. Credit: Krishna et al., 2023. By analyzing the data from the Dark Energy Camera Legacy Survey (DECaLS), astronomers from the Christ University…
Next major X-ray mission set to launch
XRISM spacecraft. Credit: JAXA The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM) is ready to launch on 7 September 2023 to observe the most energetic objects and events in the cosmos.…
NASA spots new Moon crater, likely caused by crashed Russian probe
NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted a small new crater on the Moon that is the probable impact point of Russia’s Luna-25 probe. NASA has spotted a small new crater on…
India launches next space mission
The latest mission in India’s ambitious space program blasted off Saturday. The latest mission in India’s ambitious space program blasted off Saturday on a voyage towards the center of the…
Pentagon unveils new website for reporting (and learning about) UFOs
An anomalous object shows up on video captured by a Navy fighter jet in 2021. Credit: AARO / DoD The Pentagon has opened up a new portal for professionals to…
NASA’s LRO observes crater likely from Luna 25 impact
During the descent to the surface, the Russian spacecraft Luna 25 experienced an anomaly that caused it to impact into the southwest rim of Pontécoulant G crater on Aug. 19,…
A smoking gun for supermassive binaries in active galactic nuclei
Illustration showing a jet precessing due to a supermassive binary black hole at the center of the galaxy. The jet (right image) is turning towards the observer and thus appears…
