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…
Astronomy
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…
Talking About Sharpless 2-115
Sharpless 2-115 (abbreviated to Sh2-115, and also known as LBN 357 and Avedisova 1110) is an emission nebula and an…
The importance of the Egg nebula
The Egg Nebula is a protoplanetary nebula 3000 light-years away from Earth, visible in the constellation of the Swan. The…
The cosmic horseshoe
The Cosmic Horseshoe is a gravitationally lensed system of two galaxies in the constellation of Leo. It was discovered in…
Micromoon vs Supermoon
We often hear about the Supermoon, but what does this term actually mean? First of all we must remember that…
The exceptional nature of Stephenson 2-18
Stephenson 2-18 is the brightest star visible in the center of this image. At first glance it may seem like…
The new light from Andromeda
In 1885, a new light suddenly came on within the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Initially this new star was noticed by…
What is an X-ray pulsar?
X-ray pulsars are a class of astronomical objects that are X-ray sources displaying strict periodic variations in X-ray intensity. The…