Observing M5
During these summer vacation months, if you find yourself under dark skies and you are equipped with quite powerful binoculars…
The Topsy Turvy Galaxy
The Topsy Turvy Galaxy (also known as NGC 1313, PGC 12286, and ESO 082-G 011) is a spiral barred galaxy,…
A star within a star(THORNE-ŻYTKOW OBJECT)
The THORNE-ŻYTKOW object is described as a neutron star embedded within a red supergiant. It’s the cannibalism of the universe’s…
The actual motion of Planets
The sun itself rotates on its own axis slowly, once a month. The planets all revolve around the sun in…
Plastic Pollution May Be Nearing an Irreversible Tipping Point
Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new…
What is an Hypergiant?
Hypergiant (luminosity class 0 or Ia+) is a very rare type of star that has an extremely high luminosity, mass,…
An Entire Swarm of Black Holes Has Been Caught Moving Through The Milky Way
A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of…
The Cosmic Zoo!
This is a composite of images taken over several years (2010, 2015, 2018), most recently using a 200mm Pentax lens…
A Galactic spectacle
A beautiful new image of two colliding galaxies has been released by NASA’s Great Observatories. The Antennae galaxies, located about…
Why are Van Allen belts not a barrier to spaceflight?
Of course, there are two mixed issues here. The first is about how to get through the atmosphere without getting…