The Most Distant Black Hole Ever Found: Its Light Traveled Over 13 Billion Years
Imagine traveling back to a time when the universe was less than 5% of its current age. Over 13 billion […]
Ruby and sapphire clouds may form on HAT-P-7 b.
It’s an ultra-hot Jupiter about 1,000 light-years from Earth, in the constellation Cygnus. It orbits so close to its star […]
James Webb Spots a “Cauldron of Cosmic Creation”: The Flower Bud Nebula
In the constellation Cepheus, about 3,300 light-years away, there’s a nebula that looks like a flower bud about to bloom: […]
A planet 63 light-years away is “talking” on radio
Picture a young, gigantic planet, about 20 million years old, a baby in cosmic terms. This is Beta Pictoris b, […]
How did the Crescent nebula (NGC 6888) form?
The Crescent Nebula (NGC 6888) is about 5,600 light-years away in Cygnus. Its shape comes from the fast stellar winds […]
The first exomoon? Astronomers detect a possible giant satellite around a brown dwarf
Can there be moons outside our solar system? Astronomers have been asking that question for decades. More than 6,000 exoplanets […]
The clearest image of planet formation: WISPIT 2b and 2c Explained
Parents know the thrill of a baby’s first ultrasound: that blurry image where you can finally make out someone growing […]
Rogue black holes: The universe’s secret archivists
Rogue black holes act as cosmic archivists. When galaxies collide and merge, a black hole can get knocked out of […]
The galaxy that spins backwards: The mystery of NGC 4698
55 million light-years away, in the constellation Virgo, lies a galaxy that defies cosmic logic. It’s called NGC 4698, and […]
The baby planet that broke every record Elias: 2-24 b
Did you know astronomers just photographed the youngest planet ever discovered? It’s called Elias 2-24 b, and it’s less than […]