‘In the News’ Archives

On June 15, 2023, an international team of astronomers released an unusual new image of a very … “Single supernova looks like 4. Why?”

The Tarantula Nebula is a star formation region in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Tarantula … “Stars shouldn’t be forming in the Tarantula Nebula. What is happening?”

The universe we see today looks clear and empty, apart from the stars and galaxies. … “How did the universe become transparent? New insight here”

Whether naturally occurring or human-made, some phenomena on Earth are so perplexing that they leave … “8 Mysterious Places Scientists Still Can’t Explain”

A solar mission that has been spiraling closer to the sun to unravel its secrets … “First mission to ‘touch’ the sun catches the solar wind| CNN”

On June 5, 2023, NASA released a new composite image from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). … “Glimpse 45,000 baby galaxies in the early universe”

Astronomers have confirmed the presence of a second supermassive black hole in the turbulent heart … “Brilliant gamma-ray flare 100 times brighter than our entire galaxy reveals 1 monster black hole is actually 2″

The James Webb Space Telescope set its sights on a galaxy 20 million light-years away, capturing a … “Webb telescope captures galaxy 20 million light-years away | CNN”

Astronomers have detected the most distant known organic molecules in the universe using the James … “Webb telescope detects organic molecules in distant galaxy | CNN”

This interesting time-lapse video shows two of Jupiter’s moons, Europa and Io, moving across the … “Timelapse of Europa & Io orbiting Jupiter, as captured by the Cassini space probe”