NASA Earth Observatory captures breathtaking view of Boston's unique Drumlin Islands
Little Brewster Island hosts Boston Light, the oldest continually operated light station (since 1716) in the United States.
Published: May 11, 2025 | By Raj Naik
NASA's Nighthawk: A new chapter in the Mars helicopter mission that will scan for proof of life
The proposal of the Nighthawk is a bigger step in the Mars helicopter mission to search for water and life in a volcanic canyon network.
Published: May 10, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
Soviet Spacecraft failed to land on Venus and is plummeting back to Earth after 53 years
The Soviet Union's Kosmos 482 had a rocket-assisted toss, leaving a major payload in orbit that will have an uncontrolled reentry.
Published: May 10, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
NASA's Perseverance rover captures the visual of Martian 'dust devils' devouring each other
The navigation camera captured multiple swirling air and dust columns on the Martian surface near the Jezero Crater.
Published: May 9, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
NASA's NICER records periodic X-ray flares near massive black holes and maps their cosmic evolution
A low mass object passing through the gas of a black hole slowly disintegrates, leaving behind debris observed in periodic X-ray flares.
Published: May 9, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
NASA data helps scientists discover possible source of gold in space
The scienctists used NASA clues to form a link between Magnetar bursts and gold's cosmic origins.
Published: May 8, 2025 | By Raj Naik
NASA's James Webb unveils the mystery of the Milky Way's most common planets
Sub-Neptunes are the most common exoplanets observed in our galaxy, and James Webb telescope helps study exoplanet TOI-421 b.
Published: May 8, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
28 Starlink satellites launched into orbit aboard SpaceX Falcon 9
On May 6, 2025, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket delivered 28 more Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit.
Published: May 8, 2025 | By Raj Naik
All you need to know about Amazon's Kuiper satellites after their successful full-scale launch
Amazon's initial launch of 27 satellites has occurred, and the project aims to bridge the digital divide, especially in underserved areas.
Published: May 7, 2025 | By Raj Naik
'Flower Moon' of May 2025: Here's how to witness the full moon rise in the night sky
The celestial phenomenon will be at its brightest next week, which can be witnessed from a place with less pollution and clear skies.
Published: May 7, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
NASA's Chandra telescope discovers fracture in galactic 'bone' caused by a speeding pulsar
Astronomers describe a fracture they discovered in the Milky Way galaxy with the assistance of NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory telescope.
Published: May 6, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
NASA's spacecraft captures a unique solar eclipse — a specific 'lunar transit' only visible from space
A visual of a partial solar eclipse, only visible from space, was captured by NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO).
Published: Apr 29, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
'Baby pictures' showing the universe when it was about 380,000 years old take the internet by storm
Astronomers release the earliest images of the universe with the first stars and galaxies.
Published: Apr 20, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
Astronomers believed dark matter was fundamental in galaxy formation — until a discovery proved them wrong
It was believed that every galaxy cluster contains its own dark matter, which impacts how the galaxy and the hot gas inside it move.
Published: Apr 19, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
Astronomers baffled after discovering our galaxy's closest neighbor is being torn apart
The nearby galaxy is undergoing an unknown transformation as researchers identify unique and massive activity from stars.
Published: Apr 18, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
NASA released 'haunting' audio emanating from massive black hole 240 million light-years away
The sound was recorded by the Chandra X-ray Observatory and remixed for human hearing by NASA engineers.
Published: Apr 15, 2025 | By Tom Urbain
NASA experts reanalysed the chances of giant asteroid hitting Earth in 2032 — new findings stunned them
People on planet Earth gripped in fear of the asteroid impact can finally take a breath as the chances of destruction fall.
Published: Apr 1, 2025 | By Mahalekshmi P
3C 273 Quasar
3C 273 is the first identified and optically brightest quasar, the super bright nucleus of an “active” galaxy.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Albireo
Albireo is one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky, probably the finest in the heavens for small telescopes.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Campbell’s Hydrogen Star
PK 64+5.1, or Campbell’s Hydrogen Star, a tiny but surprisingly bright object located about 2.5° north of Albireo.
Updated: Mar 5, 2025 | By Tom Urbain