Astronomy
What Did the Early Milky Way Look Like?
In the very early days of our Universe, just over 13 billion years ago, there was very little structure. There…
VP Pence Unveils the Spacecraft that will Take Astronauts Back to the Moon in 2024!
To mark the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing, VP Pence recently unveiled the the Orion capsule that will take…
Meet Our Neighbour, The Local Void. Gaze Into It, Puny Humans.
Our planet is part of the larger structure of the Solar System, shaped and made stable by the force of…
Messier 90 – the NGC 4569 Spiral Galaxy
Welcome back to Messier Monday! Today, we continue in our tribute to our dear friend, Tammy Plotner, by looking at…
Gaia Mission is Mapping Out the Bar at the Center of the Milky Way
The latest discovery to come from Gaia's years of observing the Milky Way is the first 3D measurements of our…
First Ever Image of Quantum Entanglement
A research team from the University of Glasgow has, for the first time ever, captured an image of entangled photons.
Our Guide to Tuesday Night’s Partial Lunar Eclipse
Happen to be in Europe, Africa, Asia or Australia on Tuesday night with clear skies? I July weather cooperates, you'll…
Messier 89 – the NGC 4552 Spiral Galaxy
Located in the Virgo constellation, roughly 50 million light years from Earth, is the elliptical galaxy known as Messier 89.
Here’s a First. Astronomers See a Moon Forming Around a Baby Exoplanet
Astronomers have discovered, for the first time, moons forming in the disk of debris around a large exoplanet. Astronomers have…
Hubble Spots “Impossible” Debris Disk Around a Black Hole
Using the Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers recently observed a bright disk around a black hole that defies…