DOUBLE CLUSTER NGC 1850: SECOND BRIGHTEST STAR CLUSTER IN THE GREAT CLOUD OF MAGALHÃES
The NGC 1850 double cluster, found in one of our neighboring galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud, is an eye-catching object. …
What Is Planet Nine, And Does It Even Exist?
Planet Nine – also referred to as Planet X – is a massive, hypothetical object in an elliptical orbit far…
SCIENCE IN MOTION FOR THE ROVER TWIN “EXOMARS”
The first scientific tests for the replica of the ExoMars rover began after several weeks of test drives on the…
The entire history of the Universe in an intricate spiral (infographic)
A magnificent infographic illustrates the entire history of the Universe in an intricate spiral, 13.7 billion years old grouped together…
The New Yooperlite Crystal that looks like the SUN
Imagine that you are walking at night in Nature and suddenly you come across rocks that shine like the Sun….
A fall in CO2 cooled the Earth’s climate 34 million years ago
Decreasing atmospheric CO2 concentration played an important role in the shift of Earth’s climate from a warm greenhouse world to…
All about Enceladus, Saturn’s natural satellite
Enceladus is Saturn’s sixth largest natural satellite. Enceladus has a global ocean of liquid water beneath its icy surface. South…
Strange galaxies
Galaxies can take on the most disparate shapes: for example AM 0644-741 (bottom right) has the shape of a ring!…
XMM-Newton • Captures the final screams of the star destroyed by the black hole
In 2019, astronomers using ESA’s XMM-Newton Space Observatory studied a black hole devouring a star and discovered an exceptionally bright…
Perseid meteor shower and other astronomical events in August that you cannot miss
We tell you about the spectacular phenomena that you can see this month. The month of August has arrived and…