A Bizarre Seven-Hour Gamma-Ray Explosion From Deep Space Has Left Astronomers Puzzled

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have contributed to new insights into the most long-lived cosmic explosion ever recorded. The event was a gamma-ray burst that remained ...

NASA Finds Most Distant Calm Galaxy Cluster Ever Seen in Early Universe

NASA’s Chandra telescope has identified SPT-CL J2215-3537, a massive, calm galaxy cluster from the early universe, revealing ...
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Mysterious rogue planet weighed for the first time using retired space telescope

A new study published in Science marks the first time astronomers have directly measured the mass of a rogue planet, a ...

Hubble spots baby stars carving giant bubbles inside a distant cosmic cloud

Hubble’s latest image peers inside N159, a vast stellar nursery nearby, revealing how cold hydrogen clouds, newborn stars, and powerful stellar forces quietly shape one of our closest galaxies.
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Webb finds hidden engines powering the Milky Way’s star-making

The James Webb Space Telescope is turning the Milky Way inside out, exposing the buried engines that actually drive our galaxy’s star production. By peering through dust, resolving crowded stellar ...

NASA’s Chandra reveals the “Champagne Cluster,” where galaxies collide in a cosmic toast

A newly revealed cosmic image shows two galaxy clusters colliding as one. Nicknamed the Champagne Cluster, it offers rare ...

Easily See Two Stars That Flew Past The Sun — And Made Earth Habitable

Fact-based stories from our cosmic neighbourhood, one star or constellation at a time. Name it, navigate it, know it.

Astronomers notice an hourglass like shape while scanning an ordinary galaxy

At first, there was nothing dramatic about the galaxy. ESO 130 G012 sits relatively close by cosmic standards, about 55 ...