Scientists See Giant Structure “Hidden” Behind Our Galaxy
An uncharted region of space known as the “zone of avoidance” lurks behind the Milky Way’s center – and astronomers…
Astrophysics
Black holes are time machines, with a catch
Black holes form natural time machines that allow travel to both the past and the future. But don’t expect to…
Hidden’ supernova remnants in the Milky Way are found
Researchers from the Evolutionary Map of the Universe (EMU) and PEGASUS programs have combined the resources of both initiatives to…
Gravitational Lensing of the Early Universe – MACS0647
Gravitational lensing by the galaxy cluster MACS0647, in which the massive foreground cluster distorts and lenses the light emitted by…
M54, THE FIRST INTERGALACTIC CLUSTER DISCOVERED
M54 was first discovered in 1778 by Charles Messier, who included it in his famous deep sky catalogue. For more…
These Huge Neutron Stars Existed For Less Than The Blink of an Eye
Not much can be achieved in a few hundred milliseconds. Yet for the neutron stars glimpsed in the glints of…
The “great design spiral” of the Phantom Galaxy has been beautifully photographed by the James Webb Space Telescope
The James Webb Space Telescope just published photographs of the magnificently spiral M74 Phantom Galaxy, demonstrating why it is humanity’s…
A Supernova Explosion Will Be Visible In The Sky In 2037
The supernova explosion will appear at least two more times in the next 20 years. Astronomers have discovered the third…
Unexpected Clouds toward the Andromeda Galaxy
Why are there oxygen-emitting arcs near the direction of the Andromeda galaxy? No one is sure. The gas arcs, shown…
THE SUN AT PERIHELION
On January 4 at 16:17 UTC the Earth passed into perihelion. This beautiful and very detailed image of the solar…