Shockwaves rocking the 'cosmic web' connecting galaxies seen for the 1st time By Robert Lea published 8 March 23 Astronomers caught the 1st radio glow from magnetic fields in the universe's largest structure that spans the vastness of space to link galaxies.
Lagoon Nebula shines in gorgeous new Hubble image By JoAnna Wendel published 8 March 23 Scientists using the Hubble Space Telescope to hunt for protoplanetary discs more than 4,000 light-years away were treated to a rainbow smokescreen filled with stars.
James Webb Space Telescope spots galaxy from early universe rich in star formation By Samantha Mathewson published 8 March 23 New images from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) revealed that a galaxy from the early universe has a previously overshadowed companion that is abundant with star formation.
Rare black hole 1 billion times the mass of the sun could upend our understanding of galaxy formation By Ben Turner published 7 March 23 A rare supermassive black hole found hiding at the dawn of the universe could indicate that there were thousands more of the ravenous monsters stalking the early cosmos.
Carina Nebula twinkles in gorgeous new view from Hubble (photo) By JoAnna Wendel published 7 March 23 Twinkling stars blanket this new view of the Carina Nebula, a vast cloud of dust and gas that lies 7,500 light-years from Earth.
X-rays reveal how 450-year-old Tycho supernova became a giant cosmic particle accelerator By Sharmila Kuthunur published 6 March 23 In new research, astronomers have mapped the magnetic field in the historic Tycho supernova remnant that accelerates charged particles close to the speed of light.
Ursa Major Constellation: Everything you need to know about the Great Bear By Vicky Stein published 6 March 23 Reference Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is the third-largest constellation in the sky. We explore this well-known constellation in more detail here.
James Webb Space Telescope 'sees triple' with help from Einstein (photos) By Robert Lea published 6 March 23 Thanks to a massive galactic cluster and a light-bending phenomenon predicted by Einstein the James Webb Space Telescope has imaged the same galaxy three times in a single image.
Wonder at the colorful Orion nebula in the southwestern sky throughout March By Joe Rao published 4 March 23 Undoubtedly, one of the most beautiful objects in the night sky is the Great Orion Nebula, also known as M42, which shines in the southwestern sky in March.
Astronomers catch rare glimpse of oldest known supernova, which dates back to Year 185 By Tereza Pultarova published 1 March 23 A new image taken by a camera designed to study dark matter reveals remnants of an ancient supernova explosion in unprecedented detail.
Record breakers! Super-close dwarf stars orbit each other in less than a day By Robert Lea published 28 February 23 Two ultra-cool dwarf stars in a binary system are so tight they're breaking records. The stars are so close that they orbit each other in less than a day.
The largest 2D map of the sky over Earth just got even bigger By Robert Lea published 24 February 23 The largest two-dimensional map of the sky over Earth ever created just got even larger now covering almost half the sky over Earth.
James Webb Space Telescope reveals packed stars in Milky Way's oldest cluster (photos) By Tereza Pultarova published 23 February 23 The James Webb Space Telescope has looked inside one of the oldest components of our Milky Way galaxy, the Messier 92 globular cluster located some 27,000 light-years away from Earth.
The James Webb Space Telescope discovers enormous distant galaxies that should not exist By Tereza Pultarova published 22 February 23 The James Webb Space Telescope found massive, mature galaxies inhabiting the universe so soon after the Big Bang that according to current theories they really shouldn't exist.
Hubble Space Telescope peers into a glittering sea of extragalactic stars (photo) By Doris Elin Urrutia published 22 February 23 A new Hubble Space Telescope image highlights a region in the dwarf satellite galaxy the Large Magellanic Cloud that is rich in stars.
The Hubble Space Telescope spots three galaxies about to collide By Robert Lea published 20 February 23 The three galaxies in the constellation Boötes are on a collision course and will eventually merge into a single huge bright galaxy.
Event Horizon Telescope spies a black hole powering a super bright monster object By Robert Lea published 20 February 23 Astronomers using the Event Horizon Telescope were able to see a supermassive blackhole powering a super bright quasar at the heart of a distant galaxy.
Hubble telescope captures dazzling stellar duo in Orion Nebula (photo) By Samantha Mathewson published 20 February 23 The Hubble Space Telescope captured a dazzling new view of two tempestuous young stars in the nearby Orion Nebula.
Surprise! Colliding neutron stars create perfectly spherical 'kilonova' explosions By Robert Lea published 19 February 23 Kilonova explosions created when neutron stars collide and merge are perfectly spherical, not flattened discs as previously expected, a new study suggests.
James Webb Space Telescope spies baby stars dancing in swirling gas and dust (photos) By Stefanie Waldek published 17 February 23 The James Webb Space Telescope spied the arms of barred spiral galaxy NGC 1433 teeming with young stars that are affecting the clouds of gas and dust around them.