Antennae Galaxies composite of ALMA and Hubble observations
The Antennae Galaxies (also known as NGC 4038 and 4039) are a pair of distorted colliding spiral galaxies about 70…
Astronomy
It’s Official: Astronomers Have Discovered Another Earth
Astronomers have discovered a planet nearly the same size as Earth that orbits in its star’s habitable zone, where liquid…
Quasar closest to the Milky Way hides unknown structure in its galaxy
An unknown structure, formed by faint radio emissions in a giant galaxy that harbors a quasar, has been detected by…
Earliest Gigantic Black Hole Strom
Researchers recently discovered a titanic galactic wind driven by a supermassive black hole 13.1 billion years ago. This is the…
Uranus and Neptune are similar and different
Uranus and Neptune have much in common. Their mass, size and even atmospheric compositions are similar. Furthermore, the two planets…
The Horsehead and Flame Nebulas
The Horsehead Nebula is one of the most famous nebulae in the sky. It is visible as the dark indentation…
Experience the numerous meteor showers in June
For those who are new to astronomy we remind some useful definitions to understand the phenomenon in question: by meteor…
UNIVERSE: DEFINITION, ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION
What is the Universe? A possible definition of the Universe is that it is everything that influenced us in the…
THE SKY OF THE MONTH, JUNE 2022
Like the previous months, June is a month full of conjunctions and alignments. The month opens with four planets visible…
New laser breakthrough to help understanding of gravitational waves
Gravitational wave scientists from The University of Western Australia have led the development of a new laser mode sensor with…