A spiral structure in the inner Oort cloud
We typically think of the Oort cloud as scattered ice balls floating far from the sun, yet still tied to it gravitationally.
A Star Might Have Faked Its Own Death and Hubble Is Investigating
The dazzling spiral galaxy in this Hubble Space Telescope image is UGC 5460, located about 60 million light-years away in the ...
Astronomy field in turmoil: most distant spiral galaxy ever discovered
It is clear that human beings, throughout history, have always had a constant curiosity to discover everything that happens ...
Penguin, mice and..., 6 very rare images of galaxies captured by NASA
NASA has captured six stunning and rare images of galaxies, showcasing their unique shapes and formations. Among them are ...
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The Elusive Brain Science of ‘Aha! Moments’
John Kounios is a professor of psychological and brain sciences at Drexel University. He is co-author of The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain (Random House, 2015) and ...
Mission accomplished for space telescope Gaia
The space telescope Gaia has created the largest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way ever. On January 15, 2025, Gaia shut ...
9 Brilliant Astronomy Events to Be Sure to See This Year
From supermoons to a total eclipse to the national park’s biggest and best-attended star parties, these are the must-see celestial shows of the year ...
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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too
It’s neither fast nor food, but a spectacular object called HH 30 looks appetizing for astronomers in a new image from the ...
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4,000 white dwarf star explosions revolutionize dark energy research
Type Ia supernovae have long served as essential tools in cosmology, acting as cosmic beacons that help astronomers measure ...
One large Milky Way galaxy or many galaxies? 100 years ago, a young Edwin Hubble settled astronomy’s ‘Great Debate.’
In 1920, astronomers Harlow Shapley and Heber Curtis held a Great Debate. Shapley argued that the spiral nebulae were small ...
Astronomers spot flares of light near the black hole at the center of our galaxy
The James Webb Space Telescope has shown that the Milky Way’s black hole is constantly blazing with light, releasing long ...