A patch of land east of Fresno is a gateway to the galaxy. Why astronomers love it
The nebulosity of hydrogen gas is revealed with the use of a “Hydrogen-Alpha” filter in an astro image of the Cygnus ...
South African telescope discovers a giant galaxy that’s 32 times bigger than Earth’s
In some galaxies, large amounts of interstellar gas are spiralling around the super massive black hole and getting pulled in ...
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February 2025: What’s in the sky this month? Venus, Jupiter, and Mars continue to dominate the sky, and the Moon occults the Pleiades
Venus, Jupiter, and Mars dominate the sky. Catch your last views of Saturn as early in the month, the Moon passes in front of ...
Unlocking the Universe’s Dark Ages: How a Quasar’s Wild Flicker Could Change Cosmic History
Astronomers have identified a quasar that may help explain how the universe’s “dark ages” finally ended. Astronomers have ...
There's a small chance an asteroid could hit Earth within the next decade, says NASA
A large asteroid could be heading toward Earth within the next decade, and there's a small chance it could strike the planet, according to NASA.
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Newfound Asteroid May Hit Earth in 2032, Scientists Say
The possibility of the asteroid 2024 YR4 impacting our planet might not be ruled out until 2028, raising the prospect we’ll ...
NASA's new SPHEREx space telescope to launch in February — it can do what the JWST can't
SPHEREx is slated to launch Feb. 27 on a SpaceX rocket. It is meant to map the entire night sky in infrared — something even ...
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Piercing the Shadows: A New Look at Black Hole Jets
Astrophysical jets from black holes play a key role in cosmic evolution, impacting star formation and revealing insights ...
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New Study Shows Black Holes Prepare and Eat Their Own Dinner
A new study shows that black holes consume gas which creates an outburst that cools nearby gas for the black hole to consume ...
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Why NASA’s Habitable Worlds Observatory could be the ultimate exoplanet hunter
HWO will be the first space telescope built to find potentially habitable planets and analyze their atmospheres for signs of ...
A newly discovered asteroid has a slim chance of hitting Earth in 2032
An asteroid first spotted in December has a 1.2% chance of hitting Earth in 2032. Scientists are tracking the space rock to ...
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All about the Vatican Observatory’s Adjunct Scholars program
Br. Guy Consolmagno and Christopher M. Graney reveal how Vatican Observatory Adjunct Scholars, like Fr. Adam D. Hincks, ...