During the Eta Aquarid meteor shower, up to 60 meteors per hour can be seen in the southern hemisphere. (Photo credit: Diana Robinson Photography via Getty Images) The annual Eta Aquarid meteor shower (also known as the Eta Aquarids or…
(Image credit: Josh Durie) Jump to: For many astronomers, having one of the best small telescopes that is easy to carry is an essential feature. If your backyard doesn’t offer great stargazing conditions, you may have to leave the city…
A meteorite struck northwest Scotland about 1 billion years ago, forming the Stac Fada Member geological feature. (Photo credit: Ignatiev via Getty Images) An ancient meteorite strike in what is now Scotland occurred much more recently than previously thought, researchers…
The Eos molecular cloud is one of the most impressive structures in the sky on our planet. (Photo credit: Thomas Muller (HdA/MPIA) and Tavisha Dharmawardena (NYU)) Astronomers have discovered the closest known molecular cloud to Earth, giving them a unique…
An illustration of a magnetar radiating energy and possibly creating heavy elements. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech) Scientists have finally identified the source of gold in the early universe. A new study has found that powerful flares from neutron stars with intense…
The exact location where the craft will re-enter the atmosphere has not yet been determined, but it will likely land in the ocean. (Photo credit: Getty Images) Part of a 53-year-old Soviet spacecraft that was destined to land on Venus…
The Perseus galaxy cluster as seen by the Subaru Telescope at Mauna Kea Observatory in Hawaii. The subcluster on the right was recently identified. The blue area shows the inferred distribution of dark matter. (Image credit: HyeongHan et al.) Astronomers…
(Main) Image of the extended Groth strip as seen by JWST (inset). (Image credit: Frank Summers (STScI), Greg Bacon (STScI), Joseph DePasquale (STScI), Leah Hastak (STScI), Joseph Olmsted (STScI), Alyssa Pagan (STScI)) Astronomers have used the James Webb Space Telescope…
A visualization of the recovered satellites. (Image courtesy of CSU) On March 15 at 8:15 p.m. Beijing time (March 14 at 8:42 p.m. EST; 5:42 p.m. PT), China launched two satellites on a Long March-2C rocket carrying a Yuanzheng-1S module.…
The Circinus West molecular cloud is a huge star-forming region located 2,500 light-years from Earth. The gas and dust in this cloud are so dense that it is opaque. (Image credit: CTIO/NOIRLab/DOE/NSF/AURA) A battle between light and dark is unfolding…
There are currently more than 5,800 known exoplanets outside our solar system. Artist Martin Vargic depicts some of them above. (Image courtesy of Martin Vargic (used with permission)) Space is truly enormous. There are about 100 billion stars in our…
Scientists have long believed that all large galaxies harbor colossal supermassive black holes at their centers. This means that the failure to detect such a cosmic giant at the center of the Southern Pinwheel Galaxy, also known as Messier 83…