Messier 76, also known as M76, NGC 650/651 or the Little Dumbbell Nebula, is a planetary nebula located approximately 3,400 light-years away in the northern constellation of Perseus. The post H...
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Sulfur and chlorine isotopes in Io’s atmosphere indicate that it has been volcanically active for the entire 4.57 billion-year history of the Solar System. The post Study: Jupiter’s Moon Io...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/volcanically-active-io-12879.html
Large amounts of stars are being born at the center of NGC 4383, a peculiar galaxy located 74 million light-years away in the constellation of Coma Berenices. The post Astronomers Detect Enormo...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/ngc-4383-bipolar-outflow-12877.html
Fully understanding how a rocky planet becomes habitable and remains so is a fundamental challenge for planetary scientists and astrobiologists. The post Uninhabitable Venus Offers Lessons abou...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/venus-anchor-point-planetary-habitability-12875.html
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have produced an outstanding image of the spiral galaxy ESO 422-41, which is found in the constellation of Columba. The post Hubble Snaps S...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-image-small-spiral-galaxy-12872.html
A set of 632 main-belt asteroids (178 previously known and 454 unknown objects) has been identified in the archival images from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. The post Astronomers Discove...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-main-belt-asteroids-12870.html
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected methane emission from CWISEP J193518.59-154620.3 (W1935 for short), an isolated brown dwarf with a temperature of appro...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/webb-methane-emission-cool-brown-dwarf-12867.html
Using life on Earth as a guide, astrobiologists from Cornell University and the University of Minnesota looked beyond green landscapes to expand their ability to detect signs of surface life on o...
https://www.sci.news/astrobiology-2/purple-exoplanets-12865.html
Using data from ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have discovered a nearby binary system composed of a giant star orbiting a dormant black hole of of stellar origin in 11.6 years. The post Surp...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/surprisingly-massive-stellar-mass-black-hole-12860.html
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have taken a picture of the bright barred spiral galaxy NGC 3783, which is found in the constellation of Centaurus. The post Hubble Sees Be...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-barred-spiral-galaxy-ngc-3783-12854.html
Astronomers have observed a binary massive star called HD 148937 and found that one member of the system is magnetic and appears to be younger than its companion. The post Astronomers Observe R...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hd-148937-stellar-merger-12851.html
Netflix’s sci-fi television series 3 Body Problem introduces viewers to advanced concepts in physics in service to a suspenseful story involving investigative police work, international intrigu...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/three-body-problem-12844.html
Astronomers using CSIRO’s Parkes radio telescope (Murriyang) have detected unusual radio signals from XTE J1810-197, a radio magnetar (ultra-magnetic neutron star) located 8,000 light-years awa...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/magnetar-radio-pulses-12836.html
Using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal Observatory in Chile, astronomers have produced this beautiful image of the little-known nebula Gum 41. The post VST Captures Beautiful Emiss...
To study dark energy’s effects over the past 11 billion years, the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI) has created the largest 3D map of our cosmos ever constructed, with the most preci...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/desi-expanding-universe-3d-map-12831.html
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have captured a striking new photo of the spiral galaxy IC 4633. The post Hubble Space Telescope Looks at Obscured Spiral Galaxy appeared ...
https://www.sci.news/astronomy/hubble-obscured-spiral-galaxy-12829.html
Astronomers have detected signs of the rainbow-like ‘glory effect’ in the atmosphere of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-76b. The post Astronomers Detect Rainbow-Like ‘Glory’ in Atmosphere of...
A team of particle physicists has calculated that energy transferred when dark matter particles collide and annihilate inside cold neutron stars can heat the stars up very quickly. The post Dar...
https://www.sci.news/physics/dark-matter-capture-annihilation-old-isolated-neutron-stars-12823.html
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a new image of the central starburst region of Messier 82 (M82, NGC 3034 or the Cigar Galaxy). The post Webb Observes...
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have captured a spectacular image of I Zwicky 18 (I Zw 18 for short), the archetypal extremely metal-poor, star-forming, blue compact...