The mass and size scale of the solar system
The distances in astronomy are so great that the human mind often fails to realize them. To make them more…
Astronomy
Light distortion can tell the nature of dark energy
Cosmology is an area associated with astronomy that studies the origin, evolution and end of the universe. But because these…
Osiris, a giant exoplanet
HD 209458b is a complex name that hardly remains imprinted in memory. For this reason this exoplanet with such particular…
New photos reveal disks of dust around massive stars
While investigating young , massive stars for planetary formation processes, an international team of astronomers discovered a possible young planet,…
Rare 5-planet alignment comes into better view this week
A rare parade of planets is coming into better view in the second half of June, and even the moon…
A very special planet
In the Solar System there is a very special planet, where the day lasts more than a whole year! In…
SIDEREAL DAY AND SOLAR DAY
How Long Is a Day? The question at first seems to have an easy answer, 24 hours, things are more complex…
The spectacular NGC 1672
This spectacular image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows at a very high resolution the central region of NGC…
The great Orion Nebula
The constellation of Orion has been an iconic figure in the winter night sky for millenia and for numerous cultures….
A black hole caught blowing a gust
Lurking about 70 million light years away from Earth in the constellation Grus, you will find the galaxy NGC 7582…