Images capture the aftermath of an 850-year stellar collision
Professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Dartmouth (USA), Robert Fesen, recorded telescopic images showing an explosion similar…
Astrophysics
Never-Before-Seen Eruption Sees Black Hole Burp Material Years After It Ate Star
Supermassive black holes tear stars to pieces when they approach too closely. This is known as a tidal disruption event…
The ZTF comet is coming, don’t miss the chance to see it!
Discovered on March 2 of last year from the Mount Palomar Observatory, the comet ZTF is these days entering the…
A Strange Object Orbits The Milky Way’s Black Hole Every 70 Minutes
Astronomers have discovered a mysterious object, which they believe is a giant hot bubble of gas around the Milky Way’s…
Astronomers just found 20 NEW Moons orbiting an Alien-World in our Solar System
Astronomers have discovered 20 new moons around Saturn, bringing the total to 82. This outnumbers Jupiter, which previously held the…
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…
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…