Hubble Space Telescope
170 Years Ago, Eta Carinae Erupted Dramatically. Astronomers Now Think They Know Why
170 years after the star Eta Carinae erupted and became the second brightest star in the galaxy, astronomers now have…
New Photos of Saturn and Mars from Hubble
The Hubble Space Telescope took advantage of the fact that both Saturn and Mars are at opposition this summer and…
This is a Photo of Neptune, From the Ground! ESO’s New Adaptive Optics Makes Ground Telescopes Ignore the Earth’s Atmosphere
Using advanced adaptive optics, the ESO's Very Large Telescope was able to capture pictures of Neptune, star clusters and other…
Good News, James Webb is Still a Go. Bad News, Launching in 2021
In response to the report issued by an Independent Review Board, NASA has decided to delay the launch of the…
A Long Exposure Hubble Image of a Galaxy Cluster Also Turned up 22 Asteroids
While observing a distant galaxy cluster, an image taken by Hubble was photobombed by 22 previously undetected asteroids.
The Universe’s Missing Matter. Found!
Thanks to a recent study by an international team of scientists, the remaining missing normal matter of the Universe may…
The Ant Nebula Actually has Intense Laser Emissions Coming From its Core
A team of astronomers, using the Herschel Observatory, recently observed a series of laser emissions coming from the ant nebula.
There was Evidence for Europa’s Geysers Hiding in Plain Sight in Old Spacecraft Data From 1997
Using old data from the Galileo spaceprobe, a team of NASA scientists has found more evidence of plume activity on…
For the First Time, Astronomers Have Found a Star That Survived its Companion Exploding as Supernova
Using the Hubble Space telescope a team of astronomers have found the companion of a supernova for the first time,…
How Many Planets is TESS Going to Find?
According to a new study, the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite is estimated to find over 4000 planets during its first…