Astronomers using ESO’s SPHERE instrument at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) have revealed that the asteroid Hygiea could be classified
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Hubble Telescope zooms in on interstellar visitor
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured the best pictures yet of our newest interstellar visitor. This comet from outside our
Continue readingHubble Space Telescope Captures Final Stages of Star’s Life
The NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope recently snapped a dreamy photo of NGC 5307, a dying, sun-like star that has collapsed
Continue readingHuge Burst of Mysterious Cosmic Radio Signals Traced Back To Exact Location in Galaxy Billions of Light Years Away
A huge one-off burst of mysterious cosmic radio waves has been precisely located to a galaxy 3.6 billion light years away. The powerful shiver of
Continue readingWhat Will the James Webb Space Telescope See? A Whole Bunch of Dust, That’s What
When it comes to the first galaxies, the James Webb Space Telescope will attempt to understand the formation of those
Continue readingGamma Ray Telescopes could Detect Starships Powered by Black Hole
In the course of looking for possible signs of Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (ETI), scientists have had to do some really outside-of-the-box
Continue readingNASA to Make Announcement About Kepler Telescope
NASA is about to make an announcement about the Kepler, potentially to say the planet-hunting telescope has finally run out
Continue readingHubble Takes Spectacular Photo of Vast Galaxy Cluster
The Hubble Space Telescope has captured a spectacular image showing a vast collection of galaxies located around 4 billion light-years
Continue readingReport recommends NASA build new space telescope to look at exoplanets directly
A new report mandated by the US Congress recommends that NASA should embark on a new tranche of exoplanet missions
Continue readingNew Telescope Will Hunt for Asteroids on Collision Course with Earth
Around sunrise on Feb. 15, 2013, an extremely bright and otherworldly object was seen streaking through the skies over Russia
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