Hubble’s stunning Butterfly Nebula image shows how our Sun will die
The sun will die, eventually. Like any star, the one at the center of our solar system is not meant to live forever. Eventually, it …
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Hubble spotted a black hole snacking on the donut-shaped remains of a star
NASA’s Hubble space telescope spotted a black hole munching on the donut-shaped remains of a star in a galaxy nearly 300 million light-years away. The …
Scientists in Canada detected an 8 billion-year-old radio signal in a distant galaxy
Scientists have detected a record-breaking radio signal from atomic hydrogen in a very distant galaxy. The galaxy that the signal originated from is believed to …
Green Bank Telescope captured the most detailed images of the Moon ever taken from Earth
Astronomers have taken the most detailed image of the Moon ever taken from Earth, and it was done with a device that uses less power …
Scientists think Jupiter’s moon Io may be home to alien life
The volcanic moon, which orbits the gas giant Jupiter, has long been written off as a possible home for alien life, as its extreme temperature …
NASA already unveiled a successor to James Webb that will search for life on alien planets
The James Webb space telescope has only been active for six months, but NASA is already planning a successor to the multi-billion-dollar observatory. The Habitable …
Revolutionary SBSP tech will try to beam solar power to Earth from space
Scientists and engineers at Caltech recently launched a special spacecraft into orbit called the Space Solar Power Demonstrator (SSPD). This spacecraft was designed as part …
Study claims the Milky Way is missing almost half of its regular matter
A new study pre-published on the arXiv servers suggests that the Milky Way is missing almost half of its matter. Researchers used the Deep Synoptic …
Astronomers found a rare star that was eclipsed for 7 years
The universe is full of mysterious galaxies, systems, and planets. While we’ve seen a ton of success from the James Webb space telescope when exploring …
A nearby galaxy merger may be hiding dual black holes that are 750 light-years apart
Galaxies merge, and when they do, the black holes at their centers often merge, too. At least, that’s what we’ve always believed. According to new …
NASA’s Lunar Flashlight probe hits trouble on journey to the moon
Just last month, NASA launched a small probe called the Lunar Flashlight toward the moon. The small probe was expected to test a new green …
Forget Midjourney, AI is being used to figure out animal languages
Many of us talk to our pets like they are people. Like they can understand us, and we can understand them. But artificial intelligence could …
This is what 133 days on the Sun looks like
Have you ever wondered what the surface of the Sun looks like as it changes daily? A new video from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center …
Astronomers may have found the earliest galaxies we’ve ever discovered
New observations from the James Webb space telescope could give us a glimpse at the earliest galaxies we have ever discovered. A newly published study …
Researchers unearthed megaraptor fossils in Chile for the first time
Researchers in Chile have unearthed fossils of four dinosaurs never found in the region before. These new fossils include two species of birds, as well …
James Webb Space Telescope discovers its first Earth-sized exoplanet
Webb has discovered its first exoplanet. The new Webb exoplanet clocks in at just 99 percent the diameter of Earth. NASA announced the discovery on …
Huge X-class solar flare from the Sun was strong enough to cause radio blackouts
The Sun’s activity cycle continues to stir things up, as our star recently unleashed a massive X-class solar flare that was strong enough to cause …
Scientists uncover the origins of one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars
Scientists discovered the star SMSS1605-1443 in 2018. Upon discovery, they determined that it was perhaps one of the Milky Way’s oldest stars based on its …
Scientists might’ve finally explained ring galaxies, the rarest galaxies in the universe
Ring galaxies are some of the rarest galaxies found throughout our universe, and for years scientists have scratched their heads, trying to figure out exactly …
NASA’s TESS spots a second potentially habitable Earth-sized planet
NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) has found success in detecting various exoplanets throughout the universe. Now, though, the satellite has detected what scientists believe …
Russia to launch rescue mission after meteoroid strike leaves ISS crew stranded
Just a few short weeks ago, NASA officials spotted coolant leaking from the Soyuz, a Russian spacecraft attached to the International Space Station. After weeks …
James Webb telescope found distant galaxies that look just like the Milky Way
The Milky Way is a spectacular galaxy, not just because it is home to our solar system but also because of its bar-like design. Now, …
NASA can now track CO2 emissions more accurately from space
According to a recent study, researchers were able to use space-based measurements from NASA satellites to track carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions more accurately. This was …
James Webb telescope spotted a massive shockwave traveling at over 1 million mph
Stephan’s Quintet was one of the targets of the first James Webb images that marked the brand-new telescope’s first observations. Now, the quintet is at …
Earth’s ozone layer will be fully healed by 2066, UN report says
One of the biggest threats to our way of life is finally on the out, according to reports from the United Nations. The ozone hole, …
China’s Mars rover may be in trouble
China’s Zhurong Mars rover may be in a lot of trouble. According to new reports in the South China Morning Post (SCMP), the Chinese Martian …
Iconic NASA satellite that helped slow global warming falls back to Earth
After 38 years in orbit, a dead NASA satellite has returned to Earth. The satellite, known as the Earth Radiation Budget Satellite, or ERBS, was …
3 new sunspots could send dangerous X-class solar flares toward Earth
Earth could be the recipient of dangerous solar flares soon, according to new reports. Spaceweather.com says that three new sunspots have been discovered on the …
Stanford scientist says in the next few decades, civilization as we know it will end
Paul Ehrlich, an American biologist, says that the end of civilization as we know it is coming. In fact, he says that the “end” will …
NASA shares photo of C/2022 E3 comet streaking through space
Today’s astronomy photo of the day is none other than the comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF). Astronomers first discovered the comet in early March of 2022. …
