RYUGU ASTEROID. It came from the outer solar system, say scientists
The results, published in Nature Astronomy, come after just over a year of initial analysis conducted by institutes and universities…
Astronomy
The closest pair of black holes to Earth, in a new image from the Very Large Telescope
The protagonist of this image is the galaxy Ngc 7727, 89 million light years away in the constellation Aquarius, the…
Black hole collisions could help to measure how fast the universe is expanding
A black hole is usually where information goes to disappear—but scientists may have found a trick to use its last…
HERSCHEL, ONE OF THE LARGEST CRATERS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
Mimas is a small moon with a diameter of 400 km that orbits Saturn. When the first probes flew over…
Why is the sky dark at night? What does this simple fact teach us about the universe we live in?
—Why, the sky is dark at night because the Sun is illuminating the other side of the Earth! What does…
MONSTER STAR HAD NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN TITANIC ERUPTION
The star Betelgeuse appears as a brilliant, ruby-red, twinkling spot of light in the upper right shoulder of the winter…
Do ‘bouncing universes’ have a beginning?
In trying to understand the nature of the cosmos, some theorists propose that the universe expands and contracts in endless…
The length of Earth’s days has been increasing, Are we really in danger?
Do not trust posts that present scientific news in a sensational tone and praising mystery or catastrophe. The only truth…
The Prawn Nebula: Another Close-up Look
This pan video takes a closer look at some of the strange and spectacular features in the glowing jumble of…
What Secrets reveal stars?
We’ll take a trip back in time to ancient Greek mythology: Stars reveal a lot of secrets and tell incredible…