Mysterious Space Signals Went Unexplained for Years – Astronomers Just Found the Star System Behind Them
A puzzling new type of radio signal – lasting seconds to minutes – has been linked to a binary star system featuring a white ...
Hubble sees a spiral and a star in the constellation Virgo
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a sparkling spiral galaxy paired with a prominent star, both in the ...
Astronomers discover 2,674 dwarf galaxies using Euclid telescope
ESA's Euclid space telescope has been providing valuable data from the depths of space for almost two years. With its help, ...
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Astronomers Find Four New Exoplanets Orbiting a Neighboring Star, the ‘White Whale’ of Planet Seekers
More than 60 years after the first debunked discovery of a planet orbiting Barnard’s Star, the closest single-star system to ...
Astrophysicist rates the science of 9 outer space movies and TV shows
Astrophysicist Paul Sutter talks about the science behind "Three Body Problem," "Interstellar," and "Avengers: Infinity War." ...
Oxygen detected in the most distant galaxy ever found
Astronomers have detected oxygen in the most distant galaxy ever found. It’s 13.4 billion light-years away from Earth, according to new research.
Astrophotographers help crack mystery of ‘sprite fireworks’
On May 19, 2022, two astrophotographers set up near the sacred lake of Pumoyongcuo on the southern Tibetan Plateau captured a ...
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‘Space Advertising’ Could Outshine the Stars—Unless It’s Banned First
Astronomers are racing to protect the dark skies as private companies seek to place large advertisements in Earth orbit ...