A new cosmic image that the European Space Agency released in February as its “picture of the month” was made possible by the James Webb Space Telescope’s advanced instruments. Show Caption Hide Caption 2025’s must-see astronomical events: Eclipses, supermoons & more 2025 will be a fascinating year for astronomy and space exploration enthusiasts, with several…

Astronomers are expressing disappointment and alarm as the federally-funded Rubin Observatory altered the biography of renowned astronomer Vera Rubin, for whom the facility is named, on its website. The amended version curtails her legacy of championing women in science and removes all mentions of the observatory’s efforts to reduce barriers for women and other historically…

Black holes’ ravenous, incessant feeding is fueled partly by the powerful jets of gas these gluttonous monsters blast into space, according to a new study. The research suggests that many black holes across the universe actively regulate the material they consume, essentially “cooking” their own meals. The findings also offer a fresh glimpse into the…

Around a galaxy just 590 million light-years away, astronomers have discovered a stunning example of one of the rarest phenomena in our skies: a perfect ring of light. The phenomenon is known as an Einstein ring, and it was discovered circumscribing the galaxy NGC 6505 in data collected by the European Space Agency’s Euclid space…

Scientists have discovered an Einstein ring, a rare astronomical phenomenon, on test images from the Euclid space telescope. When the scientists analyzed the images more closely, they recognized the ring-shaped structure typical of Einstein rings. Euclid space telescope makes unexpected discovery – Gallery Scientists have discovered an Einstein ring, a rare astronomical phenomenon, on test…

Here are a few stories related to space and astronomy to take our minds off for a few moments from the sabotage and destruction of our government and institutions being caused by trump and his tech-bro handlers. The Bullseye Ring Galaxy From the venerable Hubble Space Telescope comes this stunning image of the Collisional Ring…

Astronomers are trying to understand a mysterious cosmic explosion that the Einstein Probe spacecraft spotted in April last year. The highly energetic explosion was initially attributed to a burst of gamma rays emitted either by the collision of two neutron stars or from the death of a massive star. Soon, however, the possibility emerged that…

NASA and European scientists explain how they calculate the probability of the space rock 2024 YR4 impacting our planet, and why it’s not yet time to worry. Asteroid 2024 YR4’s impact probability with Earth has increased from about 1 percent to a 2.3 percent chance on Dec. 22, 2032.ATLAS Since December, astronomers have been carefully…

Astronomers have discovered what may be the largest-scale structure in the known universe — a group of galaxy clusters and clusters of galaxy clusters that spans roughly 1.3 billion light-years across and contains a mind-boggling 200 quadrillion solar masses. The newfound structure is dubbed Quipu after an Incan system of counting and storing numbers using…

Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universe Science Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in the universe. It is 1.4 billion light years across and contains nearly 70 galactic superclusters. It is also hundreds of thousands of times more massive than a single galaxy, such as the Milky Way. Hans…