Largest celestial object of its kind discovered in the distant universe
Astronomers used an array of telescopes to find the most massive radio jet in the early universe. The celestial object is ...
Gaia Just Found Two Massive Objects That Shouldn’t Exist – And Astronomers Are Stunned
Scientists using data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have made a groundbreaking discovery: a massive exoplanet ...
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals ancient surface of Pluto and other celestial bodies for the first time
NASA’s Webb Space Telescope reveals ancient surface of Pluto and other celestial bodies for the first time - Scientists say ...
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What was the mysterious space signal scientists discovered in 2024? Here are some possibilities
One of those detections was EP240408a, an unusual blast that lit up discussions between astronomers. Zhang and his colleagues ...
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80 million pixels reveal the brilliance of a star cluster
RCW 38 lies approximately 5,500 light-years away in the constellation Vela. Unlike many star clusters that appear as simple ...
Planetary alignment happening in February: Planets make 'string' across California skies
Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...
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Runaway star may be dragging a planet along with it
Astronomers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center may have discovered a star hurtling through the Milky Way with a planet ...
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Ancient Celestial Objects Likely Carved Two Grand Canyons on the Moon's Surface
They were likely formed during a particularly tumultuous time, when both Earth and the Moon were being pelted by celestial objects. A team of scientists at the Lunar and Planetary Institute (LPI) at ...
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Detecting and tracking near-Earth objects
Countless celestial objects traverse the cosmos, each with its own unique characteristics and potential impact, literally, on Earth. Among ...