Determining how rapidly the universe is expanding is key to understanding our cosmic fate, but with…
Category: Astronomy
Astronomy
Most Distant Quasar With Powerful Radio Jets Discovered
With the help of the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have discovered…
Hubble Beholds a Big, Beautiful Blue Galaxy
NGC 2336 is the quintessential galaxy — big, beautiful, and blue — and it is captured…
New Filter To Deepen The View Of NASA’s Roman Space Telescope
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will be able to explore even more cosmic questions, thanks…
The Future Of The Arecibo Observatory: The Next Generation Arecibo Telescope
The Arecibo Observatory (AO) is a multidisciplinary research and education facility that is recognized worldwide as…
James Webb Space Telescope Completes Final Functional Tests to Prepare for Launch
February marked significant progress for NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, which completed its final functional performance…
Accurately Measuring The Temperature Of Red Supergiant Stars
Red supergiants are a class of star that end their lives in supernova explosions. …
Hubble Looks at a ‘Black Eye’ Galaxy
This image taken with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope features NGC 4826 — a spiral galaxy…
Hubble Views a Baby Star’s Tantrums
Herbig-Haro objects are some of the rarer sights in the night sky, taking the form of…
Supermassive Black Holes Could Form From Dark Matter
A new theoretical study has proposed a novel mechanism for the creation of supermassive black holes…