Psyche Gives Us Its First Images of Space

NASA’s Psyche mission began eight weeks ago when it launched from the Kennedy Space Center. While…

Why Was it Tricky to Know the Distances to Galaxies JWST Was Seeing?

One of the chief objectives of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is to study the…

What Would a Modern “Golden Record” Include?

Now that several decades have passed since the launch of Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 in…

Amateur Astronomers Found Planets Crashing Into Each Other

Astronomy is one of the sciences where amateurs make regular contributions. Over the years, members of…

Why 2023 is a Fine Year for the Geminid Meteors

One of the best meteor showers of the year, the Geminids puts on a fine display…

A Giant Stream of Stars is Flowing in Deep Space

The space between galaxies has long been considered a dead area. Single rogue stars may pop…

15 Years of Data Reveal the Events Leading Up to Betelgeuse’s “Great Dimming”

Anyone who regularly watches the skies may well be familiar with the constellation Orion the hunter.…

Birth of a new meteor shower expected on December 12

Meteor watchers are gearing up for the birth of a new meteor shower, the λ-Sculptorids, on…

Scientists Found Evidence Of A Nearby Kilonova 3.5 Million Years Ago

Most of the times astronomers reported dramatic, cataclysmic events like neutron star mergers or the creation…

Extremely rare astronomical event: Asteroid Leona to eclipse red supergiant Betelgeuse

An extremely rare celestial event will unfold at the beginning of next week as the main…