New research using data collected by the European Southern Observatory (ESO) has revealed that a little-known…
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Astronomer’s map reveals location of mysterious fast-moving gas
An Australian scientist has created the most detailed map ever of clouds of high-velocity gas in…
The most tightly coupled pair of supermassive black holes ever seen
An intriguing source has been discovered in the nearby Andromeda galaxy using data from NASA's Chandra…
Very bright fireball over Pennsylvania, sonic boom reported
A very bright fireball was seen streaking through the night sky over Pennsylvania at 08:07 UTC…
Night sky guide for December 2017
The year ends with the first and last supermoon of the year, the first of 3…
Another fireball streaks over England, UK
A bright fireball was seen streaking through the twilight sky over England, UK around 17:19 UTC…
Unexpected atmospheric vortex behavior on Saturn’s moon Titan
A new study, led by a University of Bristol earth scientist, has shown that recently reported…
Two bright fireballs over southern England, UK
Two bright fireballs were observed streaking through the night sky over southern England, United Kingdom over…
Asteroid 2017 WA14 flew past Earth at 0.25 LD, second within 40 minutes
A newly discovered asteroid designated 2017 WA14 flew past Earth at a distance of 0.25 LD…
Plasma space tornadoes let high-energy particles into near-Earth space
Researchers using NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale mission (MMS) discovered tornado-like swirls of plasma create a magnetosphere tumultuous…