Lying on the celestial equator, Orion is the most recognizable constellation in the heavens throughout the world. Furthermore, there’s no better time to observe Orion than in February’s early evening sky, as well as the …
The biggest news story of 2021 is undoubtedly the successful launch of the James Webb Space Telescope- almost 25 years after it was first proposed. Although the image above was taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft …
This year, the Winter Solstice occurs at 5:50 UTC on the 21st of December. At this time, the Sun will be directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which marks the first day of winter in …
With a diameter of 800,000 light-years, this spiral galaxy, designated UGC 2885, is eight times bigger than the Milky Way, which places it among the biggest spiral galaxies we know to exist. However, this galaxy’s …
Much has been written about how humans might colonize Mars, and even more has been written about the types of habitats future colonists might require to be protected from solar radiation. Now it seems that …
The notion of an unknown planet being present somewhere in the solar system does not have a universal appeal among astronomers. The gravitational effects of such a planet, however, remains the most plausible explanation for …
While it has long been known that stars condense out of clouds of dust and gas, much of the details of the mechanisms that initiate the formation of individual stars remain unknown, and even more …
While free-floating clouds of gas are not exactly rare in the Universe, this particular cloud seen in above image has been puzzling astronomers since 2017, when it was first discovered by the Japanese Subaru telescope. …
The June Solstice occurs at 03:21 (UTC) on the 21st of this month. This date marks the first day of summer in the northern hemisphere and the first day of winter in the southern hemisphere. …
This image above shows the shadow of NASA’s Ingenuity “helicopter”. The image was captured by an onboard, downward-facing camera as the craft hovered above the Martian surface during a test flight on April 19th 2021. …
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