The narrow galaxy elegantly curving around its spherical companion in this image is a fantastic example…
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Astronomy
First Cloudless, Jupiter-like Planet Discovered
Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have detected the first Jupiter-like planet…
Researchers Rewind the Clock to Calculate Age and Site of Supernova Blast
Astronomers are winding back the clock on the expanding remains of a nearby, exploded star. By…
Dissecting The Anatomy Of Planetary Nebulae
Images of two iconic planetary nebulae taken by the Hubble Space Telescope are revealing new information…
Planetary Sleuthing Finds Triple-Star World
Shortly after NASA’s Kepler mission began operations back in 2009, the space telescope spotted what was…
Giant Map Of The Sky Sets Stage For Ambitious DESI Survey
Astronomers using images from Kitt Peak National Observatory and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory have created the…
Doubling The Number Of Known Gravitational Lenses
Data from the DESI (Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument) Legacy Imaging Surveys have revealed over 1200 new…
Could We Harness Energy From Black Holes?
A remarkable prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity–the theory that connects space, time, and gravity–is…
NASA Missions Unmask Magnetar Eruptions In Nearby Galaxies
On April 15, 2020, a brief burst of high-energy light swept through the solar system, triggering…
The Earliest Supermassive Black Hole And Quasar In The Universe
The most distant quasar known has been discovered. The quasar, seen just 670 million years after…