Mysterious blue blobs a new type of star system created by a galactic 'belly flop' By Stefanie Waldek published 4 July 22 The blobs are irregular groups of young blue stars thought to have formed in a galactic collision that scientists liken to a belly flop.
Why do stars twinkle? By Colin Stuart published 4 July 22 Stars appear to twinkle because the light from these distant objects passes through wobbly air in the atmosphere.
Space photos: The most amazing images this week! By Elizabeth Howell published 2 July 22 See the best photos on Space.com this week.
NASA's flying SOFIA observatory is in New Zealand for the last time By Stefanie Waldek published 2 July 22 For its last international deployment, the aircraft returns to Christchurch for a seventh and final time.
James Webb Space Telescope will get best view yet of 'failed stars' and rogue planets By Stefanie Waldek published 2 July 22 One of the instrument's early programs includes performing spectroscopy on stellar nursery NGC 133 to spot the small, dark celestial bodies.
Surprise 'fossil galaxy' spotted near mighty Andromeda By Elizabeth Howell published 1 July 22 An amateur astronomer found a fossilized surprise in the well-studied sky near the bright Andromeda Galaxy.
Gamma-ray bursts might be much rarer than we thought, study suggests By Tereza Pultarova published 29 June 22 Study reveals why mysterious gamma-ray bursts appear to blink and suggests that these mysterious phenomena might be much rarer than astronomers thought.
How black holes and galaxies play tug-of-war across the cosmos By Paul Sutter published 29 June 22 How monster black holes overpower their much larger host galaxies.
Hubble Space Telescope shows distortions of massive galaxy cluster in stunning image By Samantha Mathewson published 29 June 22 A massive galaxy cluster shines in a new telescope image, distorting the view of more distant galaxies lying in the background.
White dwarf seen to survive its own supernova explosion By Keith Cooper published 28 June 22 Astronomers have spotted a white dwarf that miraculously survived its own thermonuclear detonation, raising questions over how and why these stars create supernovas.
Marvel at the majestic galaxies in this classic Hubble telescope photo By Jeff Spry published 26 June 22 NASA revisits a spectacular Hubble Space Telescope shot of the dwarf galaxy ESO 318-13 in this stunning photo.
Flashes from neutron star tidal waves may signal impending mergers By Paul Sutter published 26 June 22 Researchers have found a new way to detect some of the most cataclysmic mergers in the universe before they happen.
Gaia mission: 5 revealing insights from its latest data By Andrew Norton, Adam McMaster published 26 June 22 The Gaia star-mapping mission gives us brand new information about star formation and moons around asteroids, as well as secrets about the Milky Way's origins and possible future.
Untangling the Milky Way's evolution through big-data astronomy By Tereza Pultarova published 23 June 22 Mapping the Milky Way is a task similar in scope and size to the Human Genome Project. Here, we look at the journey of data collected by the Gaia telescope as it reveals the galaxy's secrets.
Bizarre spiral object found swirling around Milky Way's center By Brandon Specktor published 23 June 22 Astronomers have peered into the center of the Milky Way and discovered what appears to be a miniature spiral galaxy, swirling around a single large star.
'Emerging super Crab' might be the most powerful pulsar ever discovered By Stefanie Waldek published 23 June 22 Sifting through data from the Very Large Array Sky Survey, scientists have observed an object that might be a "pulsar wind nebula."
Hubble Space Telescope catches dead star in the act of cosmic cannibalism By Andrew Jones published 23 June 22 The Hubble Space Telescope has spotted a white dwarf star devouring material from its own system, suggesting that water and other volatiles might be common in the outer reaches of planetary systems.
Best telescopes 2022: Top picks for viewing planets, galaxies, stars and more By Gemma Lavender published 22 June 22 Buying Guide These are the best telescopes of 2022, and with Amazon Prime Day around the corner, we've got something for every budget.
4 dead telescopes' observations lead to stunning new galaxy portraits By Elizabeth Howell published 22 June 22 Four retired telescope missions are helping astronomers uncover new insights about how dust behaves in galaxies.
World's largest liquid mirror telescope ready to observe By Stefanie Waldek published 21 June 22 The 4-meter-wide International Liquid Mirror Telescope (ILMT) at Devasthal Observatory in the central Himalayas comes online.
