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Scientists Just Fit Our Universe in a Box…Wait What
Dark matter, supermassive black holes, galaxies, stars, magnetic fields—The Next Generation’s project, called Illustris or IllustrisTNG, has managed to fit the entire universe into a cube. This impressive feat is the most advanced simulation of the universe and its evolution … Continue reading
Hubble’s Collection of Anniversary Images
Each year, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope dedicates a small portion of its precious observing time to taking a special anniversary image, showcasing particularly beautiful and meaningful objects. These images continue to challenge scientists with exciting new surprises and to … Continue reading
30 Years of Science with the Hubble Space Telescope
On 24 April 1990 the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope was sent into orbit aboard the space shuttle Discovery, the first space telescope of its kind. It offered a new view of the Universe and has, for 30 years, reached and … Continue reading
COVID-19 is pretty nasty but maybe this is taking social distancing too far? Universe may not be expanding equally in all directions – The Register
Alternative headline: Here’s a bug report for cosmology By Katyanna Quach 9 Apr 2020 at 05:12 The universe may not be expanding at the same rate in all directions according to a study backed by the European Space Agency – a possibility that … Continue reading
Astronomers spot ‘missing link’ black hole – not too big and not too small
A star being torn apart by an intermediate-mass black hole, surrounded by an accretion disc is seen in an artist’s impression obtained by Reuters April 2, 2020. This thin, rotating disc of material consists of the leftovers of a star … Continue reading
Explore Curiosity’s New 1.8-Billion-Pixel Panorama of Mars
While many Americans were enjoying a few days off of work for the Thanksgiving holiday, Curiosity Mars Rover (previously) was busy taking more than 1,000 photographs of the Red Planet. Capturing the Glen Torridon region on the side of … Continue reading
Frightening Animation Compares the Size of Asteroids in the Solar System to New York City
A new animation created by Alvaro Gracia Montoya of MetaBallStudio provides a terrifying look at the exceptional asteroids currently in the solar system. The video begins by comparing a human to one of the minor planets before revealing their enormity … Continue reading
Sinister Sunrise Captured by Photographer Elias Chasiotis During an Eclipse in Qatar
Athens-based photographer Elias Chasiotis was visiting Qatar in late December 2019 when he captured a photo of an annular eclipse that has since gone viral. Taken at sunrise as a part of a series, the image shows the moon covering the … Continue reading
Giant balloon-like structures discovered at center of Milky Way – ScienceBlog.com
An international team of astronomers, including Northwestern’s Farhad Yusef-Zadeh, has discovered one of the largest structures ever observed in the Milky Way. A newly spotted pair of radio-emitting bubbles reach hundreds of light-years tall, dwarfing all other structures in the central … Continue reading
For first time, astronomers catch asteroid in the act of changing color – ScienceBlog.com
Last December, scientists discovered an “active” asteroid within the asteroid belt, sandwiched between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. The space rock, designated by astronomers as 6478 Gault, appeared to be leaving two trails of dust in its wake — … Continue reading
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