Astronomy

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colorful shockwave

In the shockwave, a red hue represented hydrogen, green represented nitrogen, and blue represented oxygen residing in interstellar space.

The central square image, taken with the MUSE instrument on ESO's Very Large Telescope, shows shock waves around the dead star RXJ0528+2838.
 New information regarded as strong evidence Mars had ‘vacation beaches’. Illustration.

NASA rover detects electrical discharges - 'mini-lightning' - on Mars

This image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS was captured by the Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera, July 21, 2025.

NASA releases images of comet 3I/ATLAS, rejects alien spacecraft 'rumors'

 This is an artist's impression of a runaway supermassive black hole that was ejected from its host galaxy as a result of a tussle between it and two other black holes. As the black hole plows through intergalactic space it compresses gas and forms stars (Illustrative).

Israeli scientists propose new way to ‘hear’ the universe’s dark matter


QROCODILE bites into the mystery of dark matter

The researchers recorded a small number of unexplained signals suspected to be lightweight dark matter.

 Dark matter and gas (Illustrative).

Giant asteroid 2025 FA22, 1000x the Chelyabinsk meteorite's mass, rushes past earth today

ESA says there is no impact risk after refined tracking; the virtual telescope project is streaming the flyby from tuscany.

Illustration: asteroid near earth.

The image that forced NASA to clarify: There are no trees on Mars

A single photo that resurfaced sparked an online storm: Dark streaks resembling trees on the surface of Mars turned out to be an extraordinary natural phenomenon.

Mars

A rogue star could cast Earth into darkness – and that would be the end of humanity

A new study outlines a rare but chilling scenario: A wandering star from the depths of the galaxy could disrupt the orbits of the planets, fling Earth out of the solar system – and end humanity.

 Are we in a great danger?

Astronomers find first visual evidence of rare double-detonation supernova

Layers of calcium in remnant SNR 0509-67.5 confirm the double explosion mechanism occurs in nature.

 Astronomers find first visual evidence of rare double-detonation supernova.

The largest astronomical camera ever built: First images from powerful new telescope

Rubin Observatory will map the southern sky every three nights over the next decade.

 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Astronomers unveil the most detailed image of the Sculptor Galaxy

Researchers identified nearly 500 planetary nebulae in the galaxy, vastly exceeding previous counts.

 A detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy.

Unexpected giant: Saturn-mass planet found orbiting tiny red dwarf

Discovery defies expectations for planets around low-mass stars.

 TOI-6894b Exoplanet - artist's impression.

Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune

Object measures about 700 kilometers in diameter and has a 25,000-year orbit around the sun.

 Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune.

Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system

The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years.

 Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune.

Astronomers anticipate Blaze Star's next eruption could light up the sky in 2025

The explosion could make T CrB as bright as Polaris, visible to the naked eye.

 Astronomers anticipate Blaze Star's next eruption could light up the sky in 2025.