Scientists find first evidence that black holes are the source of dark energy
Observations of supermassive black holes at the centers of galaxies point to a likely source of dark energy—the ‘missing’ 70%…
Astronomy
The Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that a new “spoke season” is kicking off at Saturn.
These are the times of the Saturnian year, centered around the equinoxes, when mysterious radial smudge marks, like the spokes…
THE RING NEBULA
At 2300 light years away from Earth in the direction of the constellation of the Lira is one of the…
The Event Horizon Telescope peered into the heart of a quasar
Thanks to a worldwide collaboration between scientists, the Event Horizon telescope has plunged into the heart of a quasar to…
Exploring the Heart Nebula: A Cosmic Marvel
Embark on an astronomical journey with freeastroscience.com as we explore the innate beauty of the Heart Nebula, a captivating cosmic…
Cygnus Skyscape
In brush strokes of interstellar dust and glowing hydrogen gas, this beautiful skyscape is painted across the plane of our…
NASA’s NuSTAR telescope has revealed the ‘hidden light’ of the Sun!
Human eyes cannot see all the light that our nearest Star emits. A new image shows part of this hidden…
A FIREBALL SAILED ACROSS THE SKIES OF FRANCE
Last night around four o’clock in the morning a very bright racing car crossed the sky of northern France, becoming…
Exoplanets dance around distant star in stunning 12-year timelapse (video)
Four Jupiter-mass exoplanets dance around their parent star in a stunning new timelapse collected over a dozen years. The aim…