The Crab Nebula, the remnant of a supernova observed in 1054 AD by Chinese astronomers, has long been one of the most famous space structures. Now, with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have imaged the nebula in unprecedented detail. The new data provides insights into the pulsar wind, dusty filaments, and the elemental…

Jonathan Gagné Credit: Courtesy A major scientific breakthrough will be taking place soon thanks to NASA’s Landolt space mission. The mission, at a cost of $19.5 million, will make it possible to measure stellar luminosities more accurately. Jonathan Gagné, scientific advisor at the Montreal Planétarium, adjunct professor at Université de Montréal and member of the…

What it is: The Crab Nebula (also called M1), a supernova remnant  Where it is: 6,500 light-years away in the constellation Taurus When it was shared: June 3, 2024 Why it’s so special: This new composite image combines data from both the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Chandra X-ray Observatory to reveal more…

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has detected a key building block of life at the dawn of the universe, upending what we know about the first galaxies. The discovery — a cloud of carbon in a distant and compact galaxy as it appeared just 350 million years after the Big Bang — marks the…

Published on  June 6, 2024  This Northeastern physicist is revolutionizing astronomy with unprecedented dark matter mapping through space observatory in Chile  An expert in observational and theoretical cosmology, Northeastern assistant physics professor Jonathan Blazek is working with an international team of scientists to understand the forces driving the acceleration of the expanding universe. The new…

CSIRO’s ASKAP radio telescope Credit: Carl Knox/OzGrav When astronomers turn our radio telescopes out towards space, we sometimes detect sporadic bursts of radio waves originating from across the vast expanse of the universe. We call them “radio transients”: some erupt only once, never to be seen again, and others flicker on and off in predictable…

The National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA) has called on universities to consider astronomy studies in their curriculum.  Bonaventure Okere, director, centre for basic space science and astronomy (CBSSA), an activity centre of NASRDA, made the call on Friday in an interview with NAN. Okere said the inclusion will boost technological advancement in the…

An Australian astronomer who appeared on the BBC’s Stargazing Live alongside Professor Brian Cox, has died aged 62. Greg Quicke from Broome, 2,000km (1,240 miles) north of Perth, was also known as “Space Gandalf” for his distinctive white beard. In the 2017 Stargazing Live Australia series he played the practical astronomer to Professor Cox’s theoretical…

In short: Astronomer and tour guide Greg Quicke has died at the age of 62. Arriving in Broome in 1982, he introduced generations of locals end visitors to the beauty of the Kimberley’s night skies. He rose to national and international prominence on the ABC and BBC’s Stargazing Live TV specials. West Australian astronomer, TV…

There’s no *69 option for this long-distance call. A newly discovered, yet still mysterious radio signal from the far reaches of space that repeats itself hourly is perplexing scientists. The discovery team bluntly stated, it “isn’t like anything astronomers have seen before,” according to researchers Manisha Caleb and Emil Lenc. “We can’t quite explain what’s…