News
Astronomers may have found a third interstellar object
"Astronomers may have just discovered the third interstellar object passing through the Solar System!" the agency's Operations account shared on Bluesky. "ESA’s Planetary Defenders are observing the object, provisionally known as #A11pl3Z, right now using telescopes around the world."
New Scientist on MSN3h
Did something just hit Saturn? Astronomers are racing to find outAround seven asteroids or comets are thought to hit Saturn ever year, but we have never spotted one in the act. Now, it seems ...
"This tangible evidence of a double detonation not only contributes towards solving a long-standing mystery, but also offers ...
Long theorized but never observed, the first known “planet with a death wish” is described by Ilin and her colleagues in a ...
Astronomy on MSN2d
Astronomers race to learn more about third interstellar visitorNewfound interstellar object 3I/ATLAS may be carrying pristine material from early in the Milky Way’s star-forming history.
We live in a world defined by inches, feet and miles (or centimeters, meters and kilometers, if you prefer), and it’s not difficult for most of us to ...
Astronomers have finally caught a dying star in space going out with a bang — and then another bang. The new photographic ...
The explosion of a star, called a supernova, is an immensely violent event. It usually involves a star more than eight times ...
A NASA satellite that’s been orbiting as space junk since 1967, Relay 2, emitted an unexpected, powerful radio burst that ...
Astronomy on MSN3h
‘Strange binary’: Astronomers discover a pulsar and a helium star orbiting each otherOnly a few dozen of these short-lived binaries exist in the galaxy at a time, making the serendipitous find extremely ...
Results that may be inaccessible to you are currently showing.
Hide inaccessible results
Feedback