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Astronomy: News

30 Jul 2025
Space News

This is how 'lava planets' change over time

A recent study published in Nature Astronomy has proposed a theoretical framework to understand the evolution of hot rocky exoplanets, or "lava planets."

29 Jul 2025
NASA

Watch: Hubble snaps a spiral galaxy 137M light-years away

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning image of the spiral galaxy NGC 3285B.

27 Jul 2025
Space News

Watch: Astronomers find a mysterious white dwarf emitting radio signals

A team of astronomers has discovered a white dwarf star that belongs to a rare class of objects known as long-period transients (LPTs), of which only 10 are known to date.

27 Jul 2025
Solar Eclipse

Last solar eclipse of 2025: When and where to watch

The last solar eclipse of 2025 is approaching.

This Chinese AI model can accurately classify celestial objects

A team of scientists from the Yunnan Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, has developed a neural network-based method for large-scale classification of celestial objects.

26 Jul 2025
Asteroid

Two meteor showers peak on July 30: How to watch

Get ready for a celestial spectacle as two meteor showers, the Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids, will peak simultaneously on July 30.

23 Jul 2025
Space News

This potentially habitable planet lies around 35 light-years away

A team of astronomers from the Universite de Montreal (UdeM) has confirmed a fifth planet in the L 98-59 system, a red dwarf star located some 35 light-years away.

22 Jul 2025
NASA

This bright star in our night sky has a companion

Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a long-suspected companion star to Betelgeuse, one of the brightest stars in our night sky.

19 Jul 2025
Space News

Orion Nebula, Pleiades, Hyades may have a common stellar origin

A new study has suggested that the Orion Nebula, Pleiades, and Hyades star clusters are different phases of the same stellar system.

19 Jul 2025
Space News

This celestial object challenges our understanding of spinning dead stars

Astronomers have discovered a rare and strange celestial object, dubbed a "cosmic unicorn." The discovery was made using advanced radio telescopes around the world.

15 Jul 2025
Space News

This Earth-sized exoplanet will meet a fiery death soon

Astronomers have discovered an Earth-sized exoplanet, TOI-2431 b, on a death spiral.

15 Jul 2025
Space News

These known exoplanets might be larger than we thought

A team of astronomers from the University of California, Irvine (UCI) has found that over 200 known exoplanets are possibly much larger than previously estimated.

14 Jul 2025
Space News

Watch: This exoplanet is 10 times larger than Jupiter

A team of astronomers has discovered a massive exoplanet, three to 10 times the mass of Jupiter, lurking in the gas and dust "fog" surrounding a young star.

14 Jul 2025
Black Hole

This is the biggest black hole merger ever detected

The LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA (LVK) Collaboration has made a groundbreaking discovery by detecting the merger of the most massive black holes ever observed.

09 Jul 2025
Space News

Watch: This young gas giant orbits a binary star system

A team of international astronomers has discovered a young gas giant exoplanet, HD 135344 Ab, orbiting a 12-million-year-old star.

09 Jul 2025
Space News

Aliens may find us through our airports. Say what!

Radar systems that are used by civilian airports and military operations are revealing our existence to potential advanced alien civilizations, a new study has revealed.

05 Jul 2025
Space News

Watch: Astronomers snap a spiral galaxy 65,000 light-years wide

Astronomers have unveiled a breathtaking panoramic image of the Sculptor galaxy, also known as NGC 253.

02 Jul 2025
Space News

Watch: This star met its end by exploding twice

Astronomers have confirmed for the first time that a star met its end in a double detonation.

02 Jul 2025
Moon

Buck Moon to grace skies next week: How to watch

Prepare to look up at the night sky as July's full Moon, known as the Buck Moon, will be shining bright.

30 Jun 2025
Space News

This cool gas giant is 6 times larger than Jupiter

A team of citizen scientists has discovered a new gas giant, TOI-4465 b, using data from NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS).

29 Jun 2025
Space News

The mystery of a strange radio burst has been solved

A mysterious and intense flash of radio waves, detected by a team of astronomers, has been traced back to its source after more than a year of investigation.

28 Jun 2025
Space News

This is where potentially habitable worlds may be found

A new study by astronomers from Heidelberg University has revealed that Earth-like planets are quite common around low-mass stars.

28 Jun 2025
NASA

Watch: Andromeda galaxy snapped by NASA's Chandra space telescope

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has captured an unparalleled image of the Andromeda galaxy, our Milky Way's closest neighbor.

17 Jun 2025
Space News

This is where 'missing' matter of the universe is hiding

Astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) and California Institute of Technology, have made a major breakthrough by locating the "missing" matter of the universe.

14 Jun 2025
Space News

Why this galaxy 300M light-years away looks like a jellyfish

A team of astronomers has mapped the unusual shape and internal workings of a "jellyfish" galaxy, NGC 4858. The study was led by Yale University's Harrison Souchereau and Jeffrey Kenney.

04 Jun 2025
Space News

This gas giant challenges our theories of planet formation

Astronomers have discovered a gas giant, TOI-6894b, orbiting an incredibly small red dwarf star, TOI-6894.

13 May 2025
Space News

Astronomers discover 11 new active galactic nuclei: What are they?

Using the Spektr-RG (SRG) space observatory, a team of astronomers from the Russian Academy of Sciences has discovered 11 new active galactic nuclei (AGNs).

11 May 2025
Space News

Watch: This is how Earth's closest star-forming neighbor looks like

Greg Meyer, an amateur astronomer, recently clicked a mind-blowing image of the Rho Ophiuchi stellar nursery and Messier 4 globular cluster.

10 May 2025
Black Hole

Watch: Rogue distant black hole ripping star to shreds

In a groundbreaking discovery, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured a black hole far from the center of its home galaxy, consuming a star.

06 May 2025
Space News

Bright green fireball lights up the sky: What is it?

A bright green fireball has been spotted in the sky across several western US states.

05 May 2025
Space News

Eta Aquariid meteor shower to peak tonight: How to watch

One of the most spectacular celestial events of the year, the Eta Aquariid meteor shower, is set to peak tonight.

04 May 2025
Milky Way

We finally know why there's a 'fracture' in Milky Way

Using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and radio telescopes, astronomers have studied a fracture in a huge cosmic structure, or "bone," in our Milky Way galaxy.

03 May 2025
Space News

Watch: Coldest exoplanet ever discovered moves around a dead star

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has made a remarkable discovery, identifying the first planet known to orbit a dead star. This exoplanet, named WD 1856+534 b, is also the coldest one ever observed.

28 Apr 2025
NASA

Watch: This galaxy existed when the universe was an infant

In a groundbreaking discovery, a team of international astronomers has detected light from an extremely distant galaxy, JADES-GS-z13-1, using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope (JWST).

23 Apr 2025
Space News

Scientists find out where half of universe's matter is hiding

In a groundbreaking discovery, astronomers have found the existence of previously undetected clouds of hydrogen gas.

22 Apr 2025
Space News

This planet 140 light-years away has a comet-like tail

In a groundbreaking discovery, a team of astronomers from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has identified a planet that is rapidly disintegrating and leaving behind a comet-like tail.

21 Apr 2025
Space News

Venus to shine brightest this week: How to watch

On April 24, Venus will shine brightest for observers on Earth until the next time in September 2026.

21 Apr 2025
Space News

Biggest structure in the universe is larger than we thought

Astronomers have made a groundbreaking discovery about the Hercules-Corona Borealis Great Wall, the largest known structure in the universe.

18 Apr 2025
Space News

Star Wars becomes reality: Astronomers discover exoplanet orbiting twin stars

In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found an exoplanet that orbits at a 90-degree angle around two stars, similar to Tatooine from Star Wars.

09 Apr 2025
Moon

'Pink Moon' to grace skies this week: How to watch

This week, skywatchers will get to witness a beautiful sight as a full Moon, dubbed the 'Pink Moon,' will be visible.

07 Apr 2025
Space News

This newly discovered comet can be seen with backyard telescopes

The newly discovered SWAN25F comet, which was first spotted by the SWAN instrument on the Sun-watching SOHO spacecraft, is now mesmerizing amateur astronomers.

07 Apr 2025
Space News

Lyrid meteor shower peaks this month: When, how to watch

One of the oldest known meteor displays, the Lyrid meteor shower, will make its annual return this month.

05 Apr 2025
Space News

Once-in-a-lifetime: Exploding star 3,000 light-years away will be visible here

In a rare cosmic event, the star system called T Coronae Borealis or Blaze Star, 3,000 light-years away from Earth, is due for a nova explosion.

03 Apr 2025
Space News

Change in the universe? Scientists say dark energy is evolving

Recent data from a comprehensive cosmic survey suggests that dark energy, the force driving the universe's expansion, might be evolving.