“Volcanic Activity Found in NASA’s Magellan Data on Venus, Earth’s Twin Planet” Astronomy
This coмputer-generated 3D мodel of Venus’ surface shows the suммit of Maat Mons, the ʋolcano that is exhiƄiting signs of actiʋity. A new study found one of Maat Mons’ ʋents Ƅecaмe enlarged and changed shape oʋer an eight-мonth period in 1991, indicating an eruptiʋe eʋent occurred. Credit: N.A.S.A/JPL In a first, researchers haʋe directly oƄserʋed […]
NASA Astronomy captured a solar tornado the size of 14 stacked Earths on camera.
NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has captured what appears to be the tallest tornado in the solar system emerging near the north pole of the Sun. Astronomers from around the world have had their instruments pointed at the solar tornado that has been unfurling on the surface of the Sun for the past week. The above […]
A star became a gaping hole in front of Hule’s ethereal eyes.
When a мassiʋe star expends its fuel, its core collapses into a dense oƄject and sends the rest of its gas outward in an eʋent called a supernoʋa. What’s left is мostly neutron stars or Ƅlack holes. And now, HuƄƄle seeмs to haʋe seen a supernoʋa Ƅlink out — suggesting it captured the мoмent when […]
The Earth is rotating more quickly than it did fifty years ago
Compensating for the lost time may prove challenging for scientists. Ever feel like there’s just not enough time in the day? Turns out, you might be onto something. Earth is rotating faster than it has in the last half-century, resulting in our days being ever-so-slightly shorter than we’re used to. And while it’s an infinitesimally […]
Our solar system’s largest object has tilted the sun by six degrees. Astronomy
According to experts, our Sun is tilted by about 6 degrees compared to the sun’s equator. The reason behind this has remained an astronomical mystery for decades. Now, experts believe they’ve finally found an answer: Planet Nine. Elizabeth Bailey is an astrophysicist and planetary scientist at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena. Updated version […]
Astronomers are finding more of the billions of super-Earths they believe to be out there, which are larger, more numerous, and more livable than Earth itself. Astronomy
Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite found a few particularly interesting planets orbiting in the habitable zones of their parent stars. One planet is 30% larger than Earth and orbits its star in […]
The Best Ways to View the Magnificent Lyrid Meteor Shower
One of the oldest recorded annual showers, the Lyrids will peak on April 22
Highest-Energy Light Ever Seen From Jupiter Seen by NASA Telescope
Jupiter’s southern hemisphere is shown in this image from NASA’s Juno mission. New observations by NASA’s NuSTAR reveal that auroras near both the planet’s poles emit high-energy X-rays, which are produced when accelerated particles collide with Jupiter’s atmosphere. Credits: Enhanced image by Kevin M. Gill (CC-BY) based on images provided courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS The planet’s […]
Mount Kilimanjaro-sized ‘alien’ comet is speeding directly for the Sun, and experts believe it may have come from another solar system. Astronomy
A large comet that scientists think may have come from another solar system is currently streaking towards our sun. The ‘alien’ space rock, which at 3.7 miles (six kilometres) wide is the size of Mount Kilimanjaro, was first spotted in 1986 with the help of a homemade cardboard telescope. Fast forward nearly 40 years and […]
Astronomy: Star’s Odd Path Around Black Hole Validates Einstein’s Theory
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Observations of the star S2, which orbits a supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way, show that not only does it prove predictions made by Albert Einstein’s theory of general relativity, it does so in spectacular fashion. Einstein’s theory of general relativity has aced another test. Following nearly 3 […]