Can a Christmas Tree Really Exist Among the Stars?
NGC 2264 (The Christmas Tree Cluster) The image shows the star cluster NGC 2264, known as the “Christmas Tree Cluster.”…
Astronomy
What if Hubble just found the biggest planet nursery ever?
Color (giy) PS1 image of Dracula’s Chivito. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2402.01063 Have you ever looked at a blurry “baby…
Leda 145386: proof of black hole spacetime warping
A violent stellar disruption recorded in 2024 has provided astronomers with the most comprehensive evidence to date of a black…
Which Telescope Type Is Best for Viewing the Universe?
Have you ever looked through a cardboard tube and pretended to be a pirate spotting land? I certainly have. But…
Can You Spot an Interstellar Visitor? How to Observe Comet 3I/ATLAS
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to look up and see something that’s traveled for billions of years,…
Are Dying Red Giants Really Spreading Life Across the Galaxy?
What if one of the most poetic stories in astronomy turned out to be only half true? Welcome, dear readers,…
Fomalhaut: tracking nascent system collisions
The observation of a collision between two massive asteroids orbiting a distant star marks only the second such event ever…
Is Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Really Sending Us a Signal?
What if an object from another star system passed through our skies and seemed to “talk” in radio waves—would you…
How Can JWST’s Westerlund 2 Image Change How You See Stars?
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, JWST. Have you ever looked at a starry photo and wondered, “Is this just pretty… or…
Can Fireflies Help Us Find Aliens? A Surprising SETI Approach
A research team from the ASU-SESE used firefly communications patterns as a model for future SETI searches. Credit: Haoxiang Yang/Getty…