A transformative study analyzed over one million galaxies to explore cosmic structure origins, revealing significant alignments in galaxy shapes over vast distances. This research, utilizing…
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An amusing rendition of the TOI-1136 system if each body in the system were a duck or duckling. Credit: Rae Holcomb/UCI Researchers have unveiled a…
Hubble Space Telescope image of most of ESO 245-5, a galaxy that is a relatively close neighbor of the Milky Way. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA,…
Hubble Space Telescope image of the large “grand design” spiral galaxy M81. A spiral-shaped system of stars, dust, and gas clouds, the galaxy’s arms wind…
Artist’s depiction of KELT-9b, a hot Jupiter planet orbiting a star roughly 670 light-years from Earth and a scientific target of the CUTE spacecraft. Credit:…
Researchers have identified an enigmatic cosmic system that might contain an object bridging the gap between neutron stars and black holes, challenging existing astrophysical classifications…
Researchers have mapped the magnetic fields in a Milky Way spiral arm, discovering significant variations from previous galactic models. This groundbreaking study, leveraging advanced telescopes…
The discovery of Nube, a faint and extended dwarf galaxy, challenges existing astrophysical models. Its unique characteristics might provide new insights into the universe and…
The space-based TESS satellite that uses the transit method to measure the small drops of a stellar light when an exoplanet passes in front of…
Artist’s concept of a black hole. This representation includes a disk of overheated material that is being pulled by the gravitational field, and also the…
An amusing rendition of the TOI-1136 system if each body in the system were a duck or duckling. Credit: Rae Holcomb/UCI Six-exoplanet system offers glimpse…
Illustration of a tidal disruption event (TDE). A new study by MIT researchers using infrared data has uncovered 18 tidal disruption events in diverse galaxies,…
Graphic depiction of A Lunar Long-Baseline Optical Imaging Interferometer: Artemis-enabled Stellar Imager (AeSI). Credit: Kenneth Carpenter NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration…
Scientists at the SETI Institute have advanced the understanding of Fast Radio Bursts (FRBs) through detailed observation of FRB 20220912A with the Allen Telescope Array.…
Featured in this image from the James Webb Space Telescope is Herbig-Haro 211 (HH 211), a bipolar jet travelling through interstellar space at supersonic speeds.…
A single pancake may capture where you poke a straw into it, but it takes a whole stack to record the straw’s direction. Similarly, Kobe…
Hubble Space Telescope image of UGC 11105, a spiral galaxy located 110 million light-years away. It has a relatively dim apparent magnitude of 13.6, much…
Astronomers, through a decade-long infrared survey, have discovered a new type of elderly giant star and numerous protostars in the Milky Way. This groundbreaking study,…
This illustration depicts the distribution of diazenylium molecule radiation (false colors) in the Whirlpool Galaxy, compared with an optical image. The reddish areas in the…
Astronomers using Hubble have detected water vapor in the atmosphere of GJ 9827d, a small exoplanet, suggesting the presence of water-rich atmospheres on similar planets.…