NGC 5291 system of interacting galaxies
NGC 5291 (also known as PGC 48893) is a system of interacting galaxies, located at a distance of around 190…
Astronomy
Powerful Magnetic Fields in Space Have Been Seen in Bending Black Hole Jets
In a galaxy cluster called Abell 3376, some 600 million light-years from Earth, one galaxy has an active supermassive black…
The Northern Trifid Nebula
The Northern Trifid Nebula (also known as NGC 1579, Ced 35, Sh2-222, and LBN 767) is a diffuse nebula and…
What is an Einstein-ring?
An Einstein ring (also known as Einstein-Chwolson ring) is a feature that is observed when light from a distant galaxy,…
What is an Intergalactic star?
An intergalactic star or a rogue star, is a star not gravitationally bound to any galaxy. Although a source of…
Saturn Has a Weirdly Neat, Symmetrical Magnetic Field
Saturn really stands out among the Solar System planets, and not just because of its glorious system of rings. Its…
The Phoenix Cluster
The Phoenix Cluster (also known as SPT-CL J2344-4243) is a galaxy cluster, located at a distance of around 5.7 billion…
Lose Yourself in This Majestic New Hubble Picture of an Entire Cluster of Galaxies
We’re now used to seeing beautiful shots of space taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, but that doesn’t mean they’re…
Discovering Circumbinary Star Systems
When the the first Star Wars movie was released in 1977, it featured the now-iconic two-sun, “circumbinary” planet Tatooine. At…
What are the Hot jupiters?
Hot Jupiters are a class of gas giant exoplanets that are inferred to be physically similar to Jupiter but that…