What is the biggest star in the universe?
When we think about the size of planet Earth, it is almost impossible for our mind to get a sense…
Astrophysics
Black hole ‘spaghettified’ a star into a doughnut shape and astronomers captured the gory encounter
The black hole wrapped the layers of the shredded star around itself to form the perfect doughnut of doom. The…
Flight Through the Orion Nebula in Infrared Light
What would it look like to fly into the Orion Nebula? The exciting dynamic visualization of the Orion Nebula is…
Unraveling the Stellar Halo: New Insights into Our Galaxy
Embarking on a cosmic journey, recent research has shed light on the distinctive shape of the stellar halo, a diffuse…
Mira variables
R Aquilae is a variable star visible in the constellation of Aquila 780 light-years away from Earth. At its maximum…
From the JWST – Young Star Cluster NGC 346
The most massive young star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud is NGC 346, embedded in our small satellite galaxy’s…
New map reveals details of the Milky Way’s magnetic structure
An international team of scientists led by the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias has produced a new map of the…
Star’s Mysterious Orbit Around Black Hole Proves Einstein Was Right— Again
Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity has passed another test. Researchers have discovered a slight adjustment in the orbit of…
Earth hit by massive blast of energy after two stars collide lightyears away
Scientists believe that a massive blast of energy detected on Earth could have come from the dramatic collision of two…
NGC 3293 Open star cluster
NGC 3293 (also known as RCW 51, Gum 30, and Cr 224) is an open star cluster located at a…