Galaxy KK 246, a dwarf irregular galaxy residing within the Local Void, looks like glitter spilled across a black velvet sheet in this Hubble image.…
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What researchers have done is apply the theory of the holographic principle to black holes. In this way, their mysterious thermodynamic properties have become more…
A false-color infrared image of the Infrared Dark Cloud called “the Snake” as seen by the IRAC camera on the Spitzer Space Telescope. Astronomers have…
Research from the University of Sheffield has found that the chance of finding Earth-like planets in their early stages of formation is much higher than…
This artist’s impression presents the early universe. Credit: ESA/Hubble, M. Kornmesser, and NASA Deep Space Quest Doesn’t Find the First Stars, Pushing Back the Timeline…
This edge view of Saffire’s flame shows it developing over a one-centimeter thick sample of a plexiglass type material found on spacecraft. The blue color…
ASTERIA was deployed from the International Space Station on November 20, 2017. Credit: NASA About the size of a briefcase, the CubeSat was built to…
An illustration of ‘Oumuamua, the first object we’ve ever seen pass through our own solar system that has interstellar origins. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser Study by…
Confirming the existence of quark cores inside neutron stars has been one of the most important goals of neutron star physics for the last 40…
An artificial intelligence (AI) system analyzing data from the Gaia space telescope has identified more than 2,000 large protostars, young stars that are still forming…
A view of Comet C/2019 Y4 (ATLAS) obtained with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope on April 23, 2020. Credit:NASA, ESA, D. Jewitt (UCLA), Q. Ye…
This is a conceptual map of the Solar Ring mission. Credit: ©Science China Press With the development of science and technology, human’s activity was and…
Brian May, Astrophysicist and Rockstar. Credit: ESA – Science Office Queen guitarist and astrophysicist Brian May has teamed up with asteroid researchers to investigate striking…
Artist’s interpretation of the explosion of a recurrent nova, RS Ophiuchi. This is a binary star in the constellation of Ophiuchus and is approximately 5,000…
The stars of the globular cluster NGC 6441 sparkle in this Hubble Space Telescope image. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, G. Piotto Almost like snowflakes, the…
A new, Yale-led study shows that some supermassive black holes actually thrive under pressure. It has been known for some time that when distant galaxies…
Astronomers using ESO telescopes have discovered giant spots on the surface of extremely hot stars hidden in stellar clusters, called extreme horizontal branch stars. This…
Key to Planet Formation Discovered With 3-Year Hubble Study of a Crowded, Massive Young Star Cluster
This image shows the sparkling centerpiece of Hubble’s 25th anniversary tribute. Westerlund 2 is a giant cluster of about 3000 stars located 20,000 light-years away…
The Expedition 63 crew has expanded to five members with the arrival of the SpaceX Crew Dragon. (From left) Anatoly Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner, Chris Cassidy,…
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, T. Armandroff As beautiful as the surrounding space may be, the sparkling galaxy in the foreground of this image from the…