Hubble Space Telescope image of the interacting galaxy pair IC 1623, which lies around 275 million light-years away in the constellation Cetus (The Whale). Credit:…
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Pictured is the supernova of the type Ia star 1994D, in galaxy NGC 4526. The supernova is the bright spot in the lower left corner…
The FlyPol instrument, which was used to measure biosignatures from the air, aboard the helicopter. Credit: Courtesy of Lucas Patty It could be a milestone…
Impression of a GRB outflow showing the prompt phase (gamma-ray flash), reverse shock and forward shock. Credit: Nuria Jordana-Mitjans Astrophysicists from the University of Bath…
The U.S. Postal Service issued a set of stamps highlighting views of the Sun from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 18, 2021. Credit: U.S.…
Shells of material surround the stars of Eta Carinae. A Gamma-ray burst coming from those stars should release large amounts of light as it collides…
Artist’s conception of the Milky Way galaxy. Credit: Pablo Carlos Budassi The spin of the Milky Way’s galactic bar, which is made up of billions…
Using gas velocity data, scientists observing Elias 2-27 were able to directly measure the mass of the young star’s protoplanetary disk and also trace dynamical…
Artist’s impression of a supernova. Credit: James Josephides, Swinburne University of Technology What happens if a supernova explosion goes off right beside another star? The…
These images, taken with the SPHERE instrument on ESO’s Very Large Telescope, show the surface of the red supergiant star Betelgeuse during its unprecedented dimming,…
A diagram of our heliosphere. For the first time, scientists have mapped the heliopause, which is the boundary between the heliosphere (brown) and interstellar space…
Virtual Milky Way: gas density around a massive central galaxy in a group in the virtual universe of the TNG50 simulation. Gas inside the galaxy…
Space Launch System (SLS) rocket’s 188,000-pound core stage has been lifted onto the mobile launcher, in between the two solid rocket boosters. Credit: NASA Making…
A technician holds one of Roman’s detectors. Credit: NASA/Chris Gunn NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team recently flight-certified all 24 of the detectors the…
Rutgers’ unexpected discovery challenges current theories on how galaxies grow and may enhance our understanding of the universe. Credit: Rutgers University-New Brunswick Surprising finding challenges…
Out of This World Discovery by Citizen Scientists: Two Gaseous Planets Around a Bright Sun-Like Star
In this artist’s rendering, two gaseous planets orbit the bright star HD 152843. These planets were discovered through the citizen science project Planet Hunters TESS,…
Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away. An international team of astronomers…
The AstroPath platform allows for the assessment of the level of expression of a given marker on individual cells, while maintaining information on their spatial…
On Thursday, June 10, 2021, people across the northern hemisphere will have the chance to experience an annular or partial eclipse of the Sun. Learn…