The Milky Way’s Impending Collider, Andromeda, Is Already Visible to the Unaided Eye in the Sky Astronomy
Andromeda is on a collision course with our galaxy. Now begins the best time of year to capture it with the naked eye. Our galaxy, the Milky…
Strange energy beam seems to move at the speed of light five.
The ultimate magic trick is being performed by an energy beam that emerges from galaxy M87 like a toothpick in a martini olive: it appears to be…
60,000-mile-tall ‘plasma waterfall’ snapped showering the sun with impossibly fast fire
A mᴀssive wall of falling plasma, known as a polar crown prominence, was recently captured in a stunningly-detailed new pH๏τo of the sun. A close-up image of…
A cosmic tango: the extremely peculiar orbit of this far-off planet suggests a bloody and tumultuous past Astronomy
If you close your eyes and imagine a system of planets orbiting a distant star, what do you see? For most people, such thoughts conjure up systems…
Astronomy: Black Hole Found Lurking in Star Cluster Outside Our Galaxy
This artist’s impression shows a compact black hole 11 times as massive as the Sun and the five-solar-mass star orbiting it. The two objects are located in…
Finding a super-Earth with an 83% resemblance 22 light years away
The science fiction movie “Interstellar” has led to heated debates in online groups. In the movie, the main characters have to find a new home. They do this by going through wormholes from planet to planet until they reach the beautiful and vast stars. In the end, though, the characters still weren’t able to find […]
Scientists Are Getting Kinda Anxious About a Pothole in Space Astronomy
The Earth’s magnetic field protects us, and our orbiting tech, from the worst effects of the Sun’s energetic rays. In a region called the South Atlantic Anomaly,…
Astronomy: 8.5km-Wide Impact Crater Discovered at the Bottom of the Atlantic Ocean
The impact crater is believed to have been caused by a massive asteroid measuring around 400 meters in width. Curiously, scientists say it collided with our planet…
From Space, Mount Everest
Earth is a faʋorite target for the caмeras and astronauts aƄoard the International Space Station (ISS). This week, NASA shared an aмazing picture of the Hiмalayan мountain range as seen froм space. This jagged set of мountains stretches out across Asia aƄoʋe the Indian suƄcontinent and is hoмe to Mount Eʋerest, the tallest мountain on […]
Energy Jet Traveling 7 Times The Speed of Light Appears To Break The Laws of Physics
When two stars collide, they send out a jet of particles that seems to move at seven times the speed of light. However, this is just an optical illusion called “superluminal motion.” Astronomers have found a huge blast of energy coming from space that seems to be going seven times faster than the speed of […]