The quest to uncover the secrets of black holes has entered a new phase. The Dutch Black Hole Consortium’s newest project invites the public to participate in exploring these enigmatic cosmic objects called kilonovas and contributing to research via a simple smartphone app. As an example of participatory science, this...
The Hubble Space Telescope, since its 1990 launch, has provided us with stunning views of the cosmos, which include the bright baby bubbles of stellar floss in the N11 region of the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a neighboring dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. N11, officially catalogued as LHA 120-N...
The new citizen science project, Euclid Galaxy Zoo, offers a unique chance to explore the vast cosmos through human observation. The European Space Agency (ESA) has launched1 an innovative citizen science project, Galaxy Zoo: Euclid, and invites you to help classify galaxies like never before. This project not only advances...
Planets and stars exhibit magnetic fields that extend from the Sun to the far reaches of our solar system. In the past, it was challenging to measure planetary magnetic fields due to the limitations of traditional magnetometers, which were often too large, required frequent calibration, and lacked the sensitivity needed...
We know very little about the vastness of the universe, and our Earth-bound perspective often limits our understanding of extraterrestrial phenomena. However, for the first time in Mars exploration history, we have a genuine chance to determine if there’s evidence of ancient life. Recent findings by NASA‘s Perseverance rover have...
Tens of millions of residents in North America enjoyed a unique total solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, as the moon cast its shadow over the daytime sky, transforming midday into midnight. While North and Central America experienced a partial eclipse, only those situated within the path of totality, spanning...
April 8, the day of the total solar eclipse, is just hours away, and we will be there to witness the historic astronomical event of daylight turning into darkness in the sky. This solar eclipse is to become significant, as it will provide both experienced astronomers and amateur stargazers with...
It’s a matter of star birth. NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of a birthing star, sending out violent jets of energy against the backdrop of a glowing nebula. This star, named FS Tau, is part of a larger system with two main stars, FS Tau A and...
One of the most powerful solar storms in known history hit the Earth on Sunday. The sun erupted with a powerful X-class solar flare, sending a surge of super-heated plasma towards our planet in what scientists call a coronal mass ejection. This burst reached Earth at 10:37 a.m. EDT (1437...
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has imaged a Spider Galaxy, known as UGC 5829, located approximately 30 million light-years away from us. This irregular galaxy is named the ‘Spider Galaxy’ for its close resemblance to the limbs of a spider. The stunning view of the Spider Galaxy has depicted the grandeur...
Black holes are too mysterious entities lurking in the depths of space. Many of us cannot even imagine their size, mass and density. The first black hole known was Cygnus X-1, identified by several researchers independently in 1971. Since then, black holes have been fascinating astronomers and scientists with their...
Can you imagine the numbers in a quadrillion? It’s a mind-boggling figure 1 with 15 zeros after it, one that stretches our comprehension beyond the limits of everyday understanding. Now, imagine a structure in the cosmos with a mass equivalent to 26 quadrillion suns. It sounds like a creation of...
Asteroids are big trouble for our planet’s safety. Remember the Chicxulub impactor catastrophe? That was caused by an asteroid impact with the force of 100 million megatons, which devastated the Gulf of Mexico region. Taking into account the massive loss experienced around 66 million years ago, NASA conducted a test...
Universe expansion mystery has taken a new turn with a recent theoretical paper that proposes that the ever-accelerating expansion of the universe might be powered by a mysterious form of matter known as ‘unparticles’. This proposition challenges the prevailing understanding of dark energy and its role in overall cosmology. While...
Excitement is building as we approach the one-time-in-history total solar eclipse on April 8. People across North America are eagerly waiting for the rare chance to witness this extraordinary event. NASA has taken advantage of this excitement by releasing a new computer game called “Snap It! An Eclipse Photo Adventure.”...