NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole
What’s happening at the center of elliptical galaxy NGC 4696? There, long tendrils of gas and dust have been imaged…
Astronomy
What is a Lenticular galaxy?
Lenticular galaxy is a type of galaxy intermediate between an elliptical and a spiral galaxy in galaxy morphological classification schemes….
L 1551 IRSS
L 1551 IRS5 (also known as IRAS 04287+1801) is a young binary star, located at a distance of around 450…
Gamma Velorum
Gamma Velorum is a quadruple star system located over 1000 light years from Earth. With an apparent magnitude of 1.72,…
Did the solar system form in a bubble?
Researchers have laid out a new, comprehensive theory for how the solar system formed — inside the bubble of a…
What is a Green bean galaxy?
Green bean galaxies (GBGs) are very rare astronomical objects that are thought to be quasar ionization echos. They were discovered…
A cold exoplanet
Most of the exoplanets that have been discovered to date have very high temperatures, much higher than those we are…
A WORK OF ART AT THE CENTRE OF THE MILKY WAY RULES THE GALAXY
An astronomer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst has discovered a mysterious interstellar energy source that would govern the flow…
Exploring the Lagoon nebula
The Lagoon Nebula (also known as Messier 8, NGC 6523, Sharpless 25, RCW 146, and Gum 72) is an emission…
UFO? No, Pan
As much as a flying saucer may remember, the object you are seeing is actually a very peculiarly shaped moon…