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See the Moon Under the "Da Vinci Glow" in the Next Three Days
Da Vinci used his artistic insights into the nature of light, and his engineering-level geometry to describe the glow around the moon.
Scientists Reveal Incredible Image of Magnetic Fields Spiraling from Supermassive Black Hole
This new view of the black holes Sagittarius A. and Messier 87 has shown their magnetic fields are strikingly similar.
Get Ready for the Solar Eclipse Over North American Coming Soon
This time, and like the 2017 eclipse that passed over North America, millions of people will be in the "path of totality."
Scientists Spot the Brightest Object Ever-500 Trillion Times More Luminous Than the Sun
At 12 billion light years away, it probably burnt out long ago. The light detected today is merely the echo of its existence.
Newly Released NASA Collection of Spiral Galaxies May Leave Viewers 'Mesmerized'
The images came from the Physics at High Angular resolution in Nearby GalaxieS (PHANGS) program, supported by more than 150 astronomers.
Astronomers Discover Blockbuster Star They Nicknamed Barbenheimer Because 'We've Never Seen Anything Like This'
SDSS astronomers have discovered an enormous celestial star so unusual they named it 'the Barbenheimer Star'
Astronomers Detect Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Dating 'From the Dawn of the Universe'
GN-z11 is a compact galaxy, about one hundred times smaller than the Milky Way, but the ancient black hole is likely harming its development.
This Tiny Moon of Saturn Is the Smallest Case of a Subsurface Ocean Ever Found in the Solar System
Think of a glacier shaped like a ball the size of California or Spain and you have some idea of what Mimas looks like.
Scientists Spot Mysterious Aurora on Distant Celestial Object
Unlike any planets in our solar system that experience aurorae, it's an isolated object in space with no nearby star to create one.
Incredible Pictures Show Jupiter's Volcanic Moon Io in Stunning Detail
The orbiter has performed 56 flybys of Jupiter and documented close encounters with three of the gas giant's four largest moons
First-time Ever, Scientists Find Planet Almost as Big as its Host Star: 'How little we know about the universe'
The team established the mass of the transiting body as 0.35% the mass of the star, and about the size of Neptune-technically impossible.
Record-Breaking Fast Radio Burst from Space Alerts Astronomers to Fascinating Blob of Galaxies
Some experts have suggested FRBs may be from an extraterrestrial life form trying to contact other civilizations.
Spacefaring Japan May Become the 5th Country to Land on the Moon This Month
JAXA, or the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has already accomplished a number of impressive spacefaring feats over the last three decades
New James Webb Image Shows 'Crowded, Tumultuous' Heart of Our Galaxy in Never-Before-Seen Detail
The James Webb Space Telescope recently took a picture of the C region of the Sagittarius constellation, deep in the galactic center of the Milky Way in order to find what's going on inside. Located about 300 light years from the supermassive black hole at the center of the galaxy, and 25,000 light years from […]
NASA Turns Light into Sound Frequency Creating a Milky Way Symphony (LISTEN)
In each of the images, optical, infrared, and X-ray light has its own track, some represented by strings, and others by bells, or synths.
The Hubble and Webb Telescopes Join to Create Unprecedented Photo of Universe
The bluest galaxies are relatively nearby and detected by Hubble, while the redder galaxies tend to be more distant as detected by Webb.
Amateur Astronomer Saw Never Before Seen Collision Event in Data Where the Professionals Didn't
The confidence he had in what he saw led to an international team of astronomers being formed to investigate his claims.
'Unprecedented' New Photos of the Sun's Surface Are Being Hailed as Landmark Achievement for Science
These groundbreaking photos of the surface of the sun are being hailed as a landmark moment for a "new era of solar astronomy".
Last Full Moon of the Decade Rises on 12/12 at 12:12 AM - For Lucky East Coasters
In addition to being the last full moon of the decade, this week's moonrise on the east coast of the United States will take place at 12:12AM on 12/12.
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