Tag: science
Hubble investigates galaxy with nine rings
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a cosmic bullseye! The gargantuan galaxy LEDA 1313424 is rippling with nine star-filled rings af [...]
Guanajuato conquering space
This experience has inspired the students from Celaya, Irapuato, Romita, Moroleon and Leon to share their knowledge and motivate more Mexicans to ach [...]
Hubble spots a supernova
The subject of this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is a supernova-hosting galaxy located about 600 million light-years away in the c [...]
Webb watches carbon-rich dust shells form, expand in star system
Astronomers have long tried to track down how elements like carbon, which is essential for life, become widely distributed across the universe. Now, [...]
SpaceX launches 2 private lunar landers to the moon
Get ready, moon: Two private landers have made it to space and will soon be headed your way!
The two lunar landers, Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost [...]
How Does Webb See Back in Time?
Telescopes can be time machines. Looking out in space is like looking back in time. It sounds magical, but it’s actually very simple: Light needs tim [...]
‘Great Filter’ is why we haven’t found intelligent aliens
But seriously, where is everybody?
"Where is everybody?" That famous phrase, uttered over lunch by eminent physicist Enrico Fermi, perfectly encap [...]
10 Christmas space facts for a festive spirit
The holiday season and space might just be more closely connected than you thought. Check out this list of great Christmas space facts.
It's that [...]
Christmas Tree Cluster, a festive makeover
'Tis the season for holiday-themed star clusters.
We've all looked for shapes in Earth's clouds. But what about shapes in space clouds? If you gla [...]
Monster black hole blasts mystery object in deep space
NASA's X-ray space telescope Chandra spotted the cosmic collision from the supermassive black hole at the heart of the galaxy Centaurus A.
Astrono [...]