‘In the News’ Archives

A dead star 27,400 light-years away appears to be having one of the most epic … “Wild Star Discovered Spinning an Incredible 716 Times Per Second”

The powerful Euclid telescope has captured millions of stars and galaxies in a dazzling new … “Mission to study the ‘dark side’ of the universe just revealed the first piece of unprecedented map”

In the constellation of Cygnus, some 7,800 light-years from Earth, lurks a real space oddity. … “Extraordinary ‘Trinary’ Black Hole System Is The First of Its Kind Ever Found”

A team led by researchers at MIT in the United States has discovered large molecules … “Astronomers Discover Complex Carbon Molecules in Interstellar Space”

Brown dwarfs are ‘failed stars’ with masses greater than planets but less than stars. The first … “After 29 years, first-known brown dwarf revealed as twins”

Striking. Vibrant. Dazzling. The adjectives to describe our universe are nearly infinite. And nowhere is … “12 breathtaking images from the 2024 Astrophotography Prize Photographer of the Year awards”

GJ 9827 d is an exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf star, some 98 light-years away. … “A steam world exoplanet with an earthlike atmosphere?”

Around a neighboring star just 635 light-years away, astronomers have found even more evidence of … “Fumes of Fiery Volcanic Moon Detected Outside The Solar System”

Earth’s core is in two parts, an inner solid core and a liquid outer core. … “Earth’s core has a huge, hidden donut shape”

We’ve been eagerly waiting for bright Comet A3 to grace our skies. And now there’s another comet! On … “Another one! New comet could get SUPER-bright”