Giant Blinking Star Detected Near Galactic Center of Milky Way; What Is This?

SPACE 06.15.2021 02:25 AM

Astronomers have spotted a giant ‘blinking’ star towards the center of the Milky Way, more than 25,000 light years away.

NASA Shares Stunning Photos of Merging Galaxies 140 Million Light-Years from Earth

06.10.2021 22:35 PM

NASA says the merging galaxies created a "partially blended mix of stars." The universe is full of secrets, and space professionals see some unexpected happenings in the cosmos daily.

NASA-Funded CIBER-2 Sounding Rocket Identifies the Complete Count of Stars, Expected to Increase

06.05.2021 03:46 AM

CIBER-2 is planned to launch soon, aiming for the total count of stars. Using astonishing methods, the rocket is expected to reveal more than the currently known in the universe.

Taurus B213: Experts Found Diverse Magnetic Fields in Solar-Type Star-Forming Cores

06.02.2021 23:06 PM

A new study reveals the diverse magnetic field morphologies in solar-type star forming cores in the Taurus B213 region.

Fast Radio Bursts: Did Spiral Galaxy Arms Cause FRBs?

05.21.2021 00:15 AM

Scientists have traced the locations of multiple mysterious fast radio bursts back to their origins – particularly the spiral galaxy arms – with help from the Hubble Space Telescope.

How are Stars Born? Computer Simulation Realistically Shows Breathtaking Stellar Formation [WATCH]

05.18.2021 06:52 AM

Researchers asked for the first high-resolution model's help to simulate an entire gas cloud where stars are born.

Red Dwarfs: Can Humans Live on Exoplanets Orbiting the Most Common and Long-Lasting Stars in the Galaxy?

05.18.2021 01:32 AM

How hospitable are red dwarfs to planets orbiting around them? NASA's Chandra and Hubble data gives new insight into this important question.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Captures Cosmic Cloud from Emission Nebula

05.15.2021 21:50 PM

NASA's legendary Hubble Space Telescope captured an intriguing cosmic cloud — a cloud that makes its own light.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures an Explosion of a Star; What is This Weird Supernova?

05.06.2021 08:00 AM

An international team of researchers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to observe a massive yellow star 2.5 years before it exploded in a supernova.

Eta Aquarids May 2021: Meteor Shower to Illuminate the Sky With Shooting Stars

05.03.2021 00:19 AM

You’ve probably heard of Halley’s Comet, which takes 76 years to orbit the sun. But what about the Eta Aquarids?

NASA Detects Sunspots as Sprays of Plasma Formed on the Surface; Will It Turn Into a Solar Storm?

05.02.2021 21:01 PM

NASA satellites detect "Sunspots" forming on the Sun. Should we worry about this phenomenon?

Proxima Centauri Spits Out Biggest Solar Flare, But Experts Still Consider It a Habitable Region

04.25.2021 23:35 PM

Proxima Centauri — the nearest star next to our own — produced one of the most powerful flares on record. It could change the way scientists think about its habitability.

New Astrophysics Code Models Stellar Collision Faster

04.25.2021 00:45 AM

A new code is capable of generating stellar collision models with greater speed and efficiency. A stellar collision event - where two stars usually circle each other before eventually merging - is a rare phenomenon of significant interest in astrophysics.

Hubble Space Telescope Shares Stunning Photo of Unstable Celebrity Star

04.24.2021 23:21 PM

The Hubble Space Telescope team brings us an image of a rare ultra-bright star on the brink of destruction to mark the telescope's 31st birthday.

New Super-Earth Found: Does It Orbit a Red Dwarf Star in 2.4 Days?

04.18.2021 22:56 PM

A year on this Super-Earth would only be two days, nine hours and thirty minutes long in Earth terms.

Hubble Space Galaxy Shares Photo of Peculiar Galaxy and Earth-Like Exoplanet

03.29.2021 00:55 AM

Hubble Space Telescope discovered a rocky exoplanet with a ‘secondary’ atmosphere and another galaxy located in the Pegasus constellation.

Cassiopeia Explosion: Japanese Astronomer Captures Brightest Nova Yet

03.24.2021 01:54 AM

An amateur astronomer in Japan has spotted an exploding star in a constellation in the northern sky – and its glow is visible now.

Did NASA Just Discover a Magnetic Field in Sun’s Chromosphere?

02.21.2021 22:47 PM

NASA has peered into the chromosphere to return multi-height measurements of its magnetic field. The sun's magnetic fields give rise to different eruptions in its outer atmosphere.

Did NASA Just See 'Pulsar SXP 1062' Hidden In Supernova Remnant?

02.03.2021 22:42 PM

NASA shared a rotating, super-dense core of SXP 1062, spinning slowly and emitting vibrant X-ray outbursts on its Instagram account.

Experts Found Vast 'Halo' of Dark Matter Around Dwarf Galaxy

02.02.2021 00:02 AM

Vast halo of dark matter around Tucana II is said to be five times larger than previously estimated. The dwarf galaxy is 163,000 light years from Earth.

TRAPPIST-1 Planets May Have Unusual Similar Compositions, NASA Says

01.26.2021 03:30 AM

NASA claims that TRAPPIST-1 star system’s seven planets have compositions that appear to be low in density and disturbingly similar.