Voyager 1 Is Detecting a ‘Hum’ of Plasma Waves in The Void of Interstellar Space
Voyager 1, having spent over 43 years zooming away from Earth since its 1977 launch, is now a very long…
Astronomy
NGC 3918
NGC 3918 (also known as Hen 2-74, PN G294+04.7, and PK 294 + 04 1) is a planetary nebula, located…
The NGC 70 galaxy group
The NGC 70 galaxy group (also known as Arp 113, or VV 166) is a cluster of galaxies, located at…
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…
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…