In Christopher Nolan’s epic 2014 science fiction film Interstellar, a rogue splinter group of scientists constituting the collapsed remnants of NASA hatch a plan to save Earth from environmental collapse by searching for potentially habitable planets in a distant galaxy. They get there by traveling through …
For 17 years, astronomers at a well-known Australian radio telescope known as "The Dish" had not been able to figure out the source of a strange, vexing interference. Now they've solved the mystery, and the culprit was right under their nose rather than in a galaxy far, far …
AN incredible image of what appears to be a cross at the centre of the galaxy has sparked theories it’s the gateway to heaven. The image was first released by the space agency in June 1992 – according to hubblesite.org – but has just reemerged …
From deep space to our cosmic backyard, Hubble has seen it all. With over a million observations under its belt and 700,000 iconic pictures to its name, the Hubble is objectively one of the greatest science success stories of all time. Today is the 25th anniversary of the launch of the …
Event Horizon Telescope project holding news conference live at 9 a.m. ET Scientists are expected to unveil today the first-ever photograph of a black hole, a breakthrough in astrophysics providing insight into celestial monsters with gravitational fields so intense no matter or light can escape. The U.S. National …
A new paper describes how laser beams could disrupt measurements of Earth's orbit around the sun, potentially deceiving inquisitive aliens. Here, a 22W laser used for adaptive optics shines from the Very Large Telescope in Chile.(Image: © ESO/G. Hüdepohl) A simple laser beam could disrupt aliens' …
Astronomers have developed some clever methods of detecting tiny planets orbiting distant stars.(Image: © By Karl Tate, Infographics Artist) Detecting tiny planets amid a star's glare, from many light-years across the galaxy, is very challenging. Direct imaging, or resolving planets as pixels in a photograph, is …
One minute, you're chilling on a mountain. The next you're being dwarfed by the biggest Moon you've ever seen - one that seems to be coming right down to rest on Earth's surface. That's what appears to be happening in this video on NASA's Astronomy Picture of The Day (APOD) …
Black holes, while fascinating, are hardly a new discovery - but a black hole spinning at one of the highest speeds ever, according to the Hindustan Times, is a completely different story - especially when there have only ever been four others like it. In 2016, …
It’s been a big year for Uranus. We’ve learned quite a bit about the planet thanks to new research efforts aimed at explaining why it behaves dramatically different when compared to the other planets in our system. Back in July we learned that the planet’s bizarre …
this week, and while it doesn’t pose much of a threat to our planet it’s worth mentioning simply because of its size. The rock, known as 2019 DN, is slated to arrive at its closest point to Earth this coming Friday, March 8th. At its nearest distance …
It is an extreme want of everybody who is occupied with space, to visit the red planet once. A Finnish producer has gathered some NASA pictures from the red planet and made an eminent short video, this video demonstrates the look at red planet and …
Astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy continues to wow us with his brilliant photos. He recently pulled together an incredible, high-resolution image of the moon from 50,000 photographs. While working on that project, he took the opportunity to also create a colorful version that shows off the moon’s geological makeup. Taking …
