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
FU Orionis
In late 1936, a 16th-magnitude star erupted in the constellation Orion, and by early the next year it had attained 10th magnitude – that is a brightening by a factor of over 250!
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
G1 Globular Cluster
G1 is the most luminous globular cluster in the entire Local Group of galaxies.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Hubble Nebula
Discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1783 and named for Edwin Hubble, NGC 2261 is a fascinating reflection nebula associated with the variable star R Monocerotis.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Helix planetary nebula
The Helix Nebula is one of the closest of all planetary nebulae, lying at a distance of about 400 light-years from Earth.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Galaxies
These days any amateur astronomer using a small telescope can see hundreds of galaxies, millions of light-years away.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Galaxies in Andromeda
Learn about the three galaxies you can observe within the boundaris of the Andromeda Constellation.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
Lagoon Nebula
M8, nicknamed the “Lagoon Nebula“, is a vast cloud of interstellar gas and dust more than 50 light-years across and about 5,700 light-years distant.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain
M13 Globular Cluster
M13, the Great Cluster in Hercules, teeters on the edge of naked eye visibility and appears in binoculars as a small, circular, hazy glow.
Updated: Jun 26, 2024 | By Tom Urbain