R-process nucleosynthesis. Credit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory The first stars of the universe were monstrous beasts.…
Astronomers detect new pulsar wind nebula and its associated pulsar
Composite image of the Galactic plane region and Potoroo, with the red layer showing the ASKAP…
What astronomers are learning from the James Webb Space Telescope
The telescope has revealed galaxies, stars and black holes that formed in the early universe. After…
What Are Intergalactic Stars?
Intergalactic stars first discovered in the Virgo Cluster of Galaxies. Credit: Bernd Gährken. Unveiling the mysteries…
The strange case of 2 missing giant exomoons (and maybe others)
View larger. | Artist’s concept of a giant exomoon orbiting a distant gas giant world known…
Solstices and equinoxes in a video from space
Solstices and equinoxes The December solstice (winter for the Northern Hemisphere, summer for the Southern Hemisphere)…
NGC 7023: The Iris Nebula
NGC 7023 and Iris Nebula. Credit: Andrei Gusan. License: CC BY-SA 4.0. NGC 7023, also known…
Tiny brown dwarf is smallest found so far
View larger. | Artist’s concept of the brown dwarf known as 2MASS J22081363+2921215.66. Most brown dwarfs…
Apollo 8 Earthrise photo anniversary, December 24
The iconic “Earthrise” image of Earth appearing over the moon’s horizon as seen from the Apollo…
Japan moon lander enters lunar orbit
Side view of the crater Moltke taken from Apollo 10. Credit: Public Domain Japan’s SLIM space…