The following time-lapse video contains the images that were taken from the International Space Station (ISS) on August 12th, 2015. The ISS has made the sequence of shots when travelling from Spain toward Africa.
By using the Very Large Telescope Interferometer at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, scientists have managed to capture the sharpest image of dying star, or more precisely, the binary star system called IRAS 08...
Asteroids, Meteors & Meteorites Besides the planets and their moons, many other objects are in the family of the Sun. The most spectacular, as seen from Earth, are comets. Bright comets have been noted...
The following video explores the most interesting moons in our Solar System, such as Saturn’s moons – Enceladus and Titan – and Jupiter’s moons – Europa, Ganymede and Calisto. During the years, scientists have...
Earth and Jupiter have a close encounter every 13 months. It happens when the two planets come into opposition. During this month, Jupiter will appear as the brightest star in our sky, even brighter...
This video shows us Total Solar Eclipse that occurs on March 8 and 9th, 2016. The video is taken from Micronesia because the full eclipse was seen in its totality only from a few...
By using data from the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have spotted the most remote galaxy in our Universe, known as GN-z11. The galaxy is located in the Ursa Major constellation and is 13.4 billion...
According to a study published in the journal Nature, scientists revealed that powerful volcanic activity on Mars causes the planet tilt on its axis by 20 to 25 degrees. This activity has also caused...
The following time-lapse video contains selected images that show the northern lights while dancing their beautiful dance in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. The images were captured by Neil Zee, an astrophotographer, on March 2015.
The following video enables us to observe the Milky Way from a new perspective. Namely, this new image displays the full galactic map that is created from data collected by the APEX Telescope Large...
During the following month, Jupiter will reach the place of so-called opposition with the Sun. It is a pretty rare phenomenon that enables us to see Jupiter in all its magnificence. Namely, when Jupiter...
Scientists from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a supermassive black hole jet that is illuminated by the oldest light that originated from the Big Bang. Namely, the jet is located in a system...
In the following video, Amy Shiver Teitel from DNews explores various objects in space regarding their luminosity. She explains what are the most luminous and darkest objects in our Universe.
The following video explores Neptune’s atmosphere and its weather. A true surprise for scientists was the discovery of its highly dynamic atmosphere. Namely, a closer look at Neptune’s atmosphere shows clouds located in its...
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