Astrophysics

China’s Chang’e 6 lunar probe returns to Earth with first samples from moon’s far side

China's Chang'e 6 probe returned to Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon, in…

3 days ago

Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Stellar Jets in Serpens Nebula

In this image of the Serpens Nebula from the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers found…

5 days ago

Witness a “Once-in-a-Lifetime” Nova Explosion

A red giant star and white dwarf orbit each other in this animation of a nova similar to T Coronae…

5 days ago

NASA’s Planet Hunter’s Rare Glimpse at Two Black Holes in a Faraway Galaxy

The black holes in orbit around each other. Both black holes have jets associated with them: the larger one with…

6 days ago

Solar Physicists Uncover Surprising Shallow New Origins

Images of the sun over 10 years reveal how the star’s activity spikes and dips over time. Credit: The Yohkoh…

6 days ago

Meet 2 Innu women trailblazers in astrophysics and land guardianship

Laurie Rousseau-Nepton says she wants to understand the very large and the very small, and that's why she became the…

1 week ago

JWST’s Insights Into Protoplanetary Disks

Artist’s impression of a protoplanetary disk around a very low-mass star. It depicts a selection of hydrocarbon molecules (Methane, CH4;…

1 week ago

The Roman Telescope’s Quest for Primordial Black Holes

The upcoming Roman Space Telescope may unveil a new class of “featherweight” black holes, challenging existing theories of black hole…

2 weeks ago

First Map of Outflows From Nearby Quasar I Zwicky 1

This artist’s impression shows the surroundings of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the active galaxy NGC 3783…

2 weeks ago

Unlocking a New Era in Astronomy From 250 Meters Underground

The Einstein Telescope is being built around 250 meters underground. With interferometers in the three tunnels, each ten kilometers long,…

2 weeks ago

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