What is the edge of the Solar System and where is it?
4.6 billion years ago, the Solar System was born from the protoplanetary disk that orbited our Sun, when it was…
Astronomy
How has this collision between neutron stars impacted the history of astronomy?
In October 2017, astronomers announced something historic: the first detection of a collision between two neutron stars. The only 100-second…
What is an Active galactic nucleus?
Active galactic nucleus (AGN) is a compact region at the center of a galaxy that has a much-higher-than-normal luminosity over…
A New Understanding of Galaxy Evolution with NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
When NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches in the mid-2020s, it will revolutionize astronomy by providing a panoramic field…
Discovering WR 102
The Milky Way is populated by at least 100 billion stars. Less than 10 of these belong to the WO2…
The Venus unknown strangeness
In the Solar System there is a very special planet, where the day lasts more than a whole year! In…
From Planet X to “El Duende”: More than 100 Years in Search of the Solar System’s Farthest Neighbor
In 1906, Percival Lowell raised debate among scholars by asserting the hypothetical existence of a planet in our system other…
The Devil’s Mask
The Devil’s Mask (also known as KTS 59) is a galactic triplet in the constellation of Pavo, and it is…
What is the Circumstellar habitable zone?
Circumstellar habitable zone (CHZ) is the range of orbits around a star within which a planetary surface can support liquid…
Astronomers discover a new type of star pulsar
Four new stars have been identified that vary in brightness by 5%; the Sun’s luminosity varies only 0.1% Scientists discovered…