This view from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the globular cluster NGC 6325, which is closely packed. Glistening Star Cluster is located in the constellation Ophiuchus, approximately 26,000 light-years from Earth. How do astronomers use globular clusters to study the birth of stars? Globular clusters, such as NGC 6325, are tightly bonded groups of […]
It’s not quite clear where the sun was created. There seem to be a lot of competing theories on the Sun’s Origin, according to some recent ones. Could the Sun be an only child? Or perhaps it came from a (very) large family. If you think your family reunions are awful, just try to picture […]
A gamma-ray burst Gamma-Ray Burst emitted the BOAT, or “brightest of all time,” radiation pulse on October 9, 2022. This rare occurrence has piqued the interest of NASA scientists who have launched missions to study it. The burst was so powerful that it overwhelmed most gamma-ray instruments in space, making it challenging to record the […]
The universe is vast and complex, and our ability to grasp it is limited by the instruments we have at our disposal. That’s where remarkable space-based observatories like the Spitzer Space Telescope come in – with its advanced infrared capabilities. This telescope allowed us to see the universe in a whole new light. That unlocks […]
Have you ever gazed up at the night sky and wondered about the mysteries of the universe? From the earliest civilizations to modern-day astronomers, we have sought to understand our place in the cosmos. One of the essential tools for this endeavor is the telescope. The universe is vast and mysterious, and astronomers have been […]
When neutron stars meet, they cause Kilonova explosions, but they’re not as disruptive as you might think. A recent study indicates that when neutron stars collide, the resulting explosions are exactly spherical. This goes opposite to the current thinking that these explosions, known as kilonovas, should move in the form of flattened discs. The round […]
The Ultraviolet Transient Astronomy Satellite (ULTRASAT) will be the first Israeli space telescope project, and it will be launched by NASA. The ultraviolet observatory ULTRASAT will explore the mysteries of transient cosmic occurrences including supernova explosions and neutron star mergers. The Weizmann Institute of Science and the Israel Space Agency is involved with ULTRASAT. They […]
The X-ray vision of the NuSTAR Telescope reveals some of the most burning regions in the Sun’s atmosphere. Human eyes cannot see all of the light that our closest star emits, not even on a sunny day. The Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array of NASA captures a new image that shows part of this hidden light. […]
Space observatory technology has come a long way since the first satellite (Sputnik 1) was launched into orbit in the late 1950s. A space observatory is a satellite designed to observe the universe and gather data in different wavelengths of light. Today, space observatories are technical instruments that allow us to explore the universe in […]
Quantum technology has expanded astronomy and astrophysics in recent years. Quantum telescopes could transform our understanding of the universe. They detect and study celestial objects using quantum mechanics. And collect universe data using entangled particles instead of light. These telescopes can function at wavelengths that the Earth’s atmosphere usually blocks. It can research exoplanets, black […]