Items tagged with astronomy
This week, stargazers across the country have been enjoying a stunning celestial light show in the form of the Taurid meteor showers. However, the best is yet to come as the shower is set to peak tomorrow, November 11.
The annual Taurid...
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Trick or treat! Combined observations from the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) and the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have unveiled new imagery of the Cat's Head Nebula, exposing a vibrant stellar nursery hidden beneath the namesake's...
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Recent observations from the James Webb Space Telescope have revealed that the scorching ultra-short-period (USP) exoplanet TOI-561 b unexpectedly features a highly reflective atmosphere complete with mineral-based clouds.
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope (with initial data captured by South Africa's MeerKAT radio telescope) have localized the most distant fast radio burst ever recorded: a signal that traveled across space for more than 10...
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October offers a packed schedule of celestial treats for skywatchers, featuring two famous meteor showers, a rare planetary disappearance, and a bright full Moon.
Kicking off the mid-month stargazing lineup is the Draconid meteor...
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Observations from NASA's Webb telescope have revealed detailed chemical fingerprints from catastrophic, planet-shattering collisions in other solar systems, which in turn offer a peek into how worlds like Earth might have formed and...
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Scientists have detected direct, localized radio emissions from an exoplanet for the very first time. But don't call the Space Force and White House hotline just yet—these signals are not alien communications.
Centered on the young gas...
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Using NASA archives and ground-based observatories, astronomers have discovered Elias 2-24 b, a gas giant under one million years old that has just become the youngest exoplanet ever detected.
Located about 450 light-years from Earth...
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Astronomers studying the 3I/ATLAS comet have uncovered clues suggesting the interstellar visitor originated in a deep-freeze environment far older than our solar system.
When 3I/ATLAS zipped through the inner solar system, it became...
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The joint European and Japanese BepiColombo Mercury mission that left Earth some eight years ago has finally entered its arrival phase, shedding its propulsion module to begin a months-long orbital insertion of its two science...
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A major discovery reveals that Mars is fundamentally asymmetrical deep beneath its surface, with its southern interior burning between 200 and 400 degrees Celsius (392 to 752 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than its northern...
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A freshly released gallery from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (as well as other telescopes) showcases 16 composite images of the cosmos, spotlighting colorful views of spiral, elliptical, and irregular galaxies.
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For the first time, astronomers have discovered a globular cluster stellar stream outside the Milky Way, giving scientists a new way to map invisible dark matter in distant galaxies.
Located approximately 115 million light-years from...
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Another group of astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) are adding more proof to the existence of a brand-new class of celestial object dubbed the “black hole star.” The team believes that this object could solve an...
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Scientists have released the largest 2D color map of the universe ever created, complete with a high-res view of nearly four billion celestial objects spanning three-quarters of the night sky.
Produced by the Dark Energy Spectroscopic...
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Using the world’s most powerful solar observatory, astronomers have captured the sharpest images of the Sun’s surface ever, uncovering a dynamic, microscopic fluid process that addresses some of solar physics’ longest-standing...
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Mark your calendars and prepare your travel itineraries, because on August 2, 2027, some parts of the world will witness a special solar eclipse. Although almost no one in the U.S. will see it (unless you live in the north-eastern part of...
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Attention stargazers, late July brings a special double-feature to the summer night sky: the Full Buck Moon coinciding with a simultaneous peak of two meteor showers.
Reaching peak brightness on July 29, July’s moon is traditionally...
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Astronomers have used the Hubble Space Telescope to capture cosmic 'bullets' streaming from V445 Puppis, a unique stellar explosion in the Milky Way firing clumps of gas into space at a blistering 20 million miles per hour.
When V445...
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For ages, astronomers have categorized the skies into tidy buckets: stars, planets, and moons. However, a new object 71 light-years from us could completely disrupt that thinking.
A team of astronomers led by Kevin Hoy of Chile’s Universidad Diego Portales and the European Southern...
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For the first time, astronomers have confirmed the presence of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet orbiting within its star’s habitable zone, marking a major milestone in the search for life beyond our solar system.
Located 49 light...
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In a study published in the journal Nature, an international team of researchers has detected the first true sugar molecule in interstellar space, giving us a clue that sugar can exist way before planets begin to form.
Using Spain's...
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