The iconic star Betelgeuse, which is part of the constellation Orion, is one of the brightest stars visible from Earth and one of the most observed celestial objects in the night sky — but it may not be alone. A new theoretical study proposes that Betelgeuse has a sunlike companion that orbits it and may…

AN unexplained cosmic object has left scientists and space fans with more questions than answers. Nasa‘s James Webb Space Telescope captured a hazy red galaxy for the first time. A curious question mark shape has been spotted by Nasa’s James Webb Space TelescopeCredit: NASA While the finding was surprising on its own, it got even…

NASA’s Space Launch System stands beside Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: NASA A report published Tuesday raises serious questions about NASA’s ability to effectively function as the nation’s preeminent space agency. The 218-page document, assembled by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) at the behest of Congress, warns that NASA is…

Astronaut Peggy Whitson performs a spacewalk in January 2017. Credit: NASA Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion. Since 1961, fewer than 700 people have been into space. Private space companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin hope to…

The European Southern Observatory has published an image showing part of the Hydra cluster. In its center you can see the galaxy NGC 3312, which became a victim of a kind of cosmic “robbery”. It has lost almost all of its gas reserves.  Galaxy NGC 3312. Source: ESO/INAF/M. Spavone, E. Iodice The Hydra cluster is…

Since ancient times, humans have looked to the stars for answers to life’s biggest questions. Now, new images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) reveal a bizarre cosmic object that appears to be throwing a question of its own right back at us. Spotted by JWST’s Near-Infrared Imager and Slitless Spectrograph instrument, the object…

Illustration of AST SpaceMobile’s satellites AST SpaceMobile An unusually reflective prototype satellite that outshines almost every star in the sky will be joined by another five later this week. Astronomers warn the appearance of more and more bright objects in the night sky will severely hinder their work and could even limit our ability to…

“Cosmos” by Carl Sagan Cosmos, by Sagan, is a groundbreaking exploration of the universe, bridging science, philosophy, and history, presenting intricate topics like life origins, galaxy evolution, and extraterrestrial life in an awe-inspiring manner. “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” by Neil deGrasse Tyson Tyson’s book simplifies complex astrophysics concepts, from the Big Bang to…

Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion. Since 1961, fewer than 700 people have been into space. Private space companies such as SpaceX and Blue Origin hope to boost that…