Scientists Discovered the Loneliest Galaxy
By using the Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have found the loneliest galaxy also known as MCG+01-02-015. According to them, the galaxy is somehow settled in the middle of the vast void. How did the...
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What Are Stellar Extremophiles?
By using the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) telescope, scientists have found distant stars in the environment that they have not expected star existence. The phenomenon is known as stellar extremophiles, the concept similar to...
Rare Christmas Full Moon
This Christmas, we can observe the Full Cold Moon, after 40 years from its latest appearance. The last Christmas full moon occurred on December 25th, 1977.
The Milky Way Captured from Inyo National Forest
This time-lapse video consists of images captured by Jeremy Evans, astrophotographer, from Bristlecone Pine National Forest. The forest is located in the Sierra Nevada and is known by the oldest Bristlecone Pine, which is...
‘Hanging Valleys’ Are the Main Feature of Pluto’s Area, Known as Sputnik Planum – NASA
By using data from the New Horizons spacecraft, scientists have discovered glacial activity on Pluto in the form of ‘hanging valleys’. The new images have revealed the great variety of Pluto’s landscape, especially in...
Scientists Found out the Closest Habitable Planet
Scientists have discovered the closest Earth-like planet, which is only 14 light-years away from our Solar System. The habitable planet is the middle one in the system of three planets that orbit a red...
The Milky Way, Seen from the International Space Station
The following video was taken from the International Space Station while travelling above Spain. It shows the starry night and the Milky Way on the horizon.
Hubble Detects a Newborn Star
The Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a newborn star, called Herby-Haro 24, in the constellation of Orion, also known as the Hunter. The first jets emerge from the clouds of gas and dust, implying...
A Black Hole Powered Galaxy Radiates Gamma Rays Toward Earth
By using the Very Energetic Radiation Imaging Telescope Array System (VERITAS) and the Fermi Gamma-Ray Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that the source of gamma rays that reached the Earth in April 2015 is...
Scientists Solved the Mystery of Missing Water in Hot Jupiters
By using NASA’s Hubble and Spitzer telescopes, astronomers have explored ten Jupiter-like exoplanets to find a clue about missing water. Namely, it appears that exoplanets contain less water than it was expected. However, thick...
The Milky Way and Aurora in 4K
This time-lapse video consists of selected images that an astrophotographer from Dakotalapse.com, Randy Halverson, has captured during 2014. The video is available to watch in 4K Ultra HD.
The Most Fascinating Asteroids in the Solar System
This video gives us the list of ten most fascinating asteroids in our Solar System. The list begins with the asteroid 2005 VX3 and ends with Vesta and Ceres. We can learn more about...
Japanese Orbiter Made Its First Shot of Venus
After 5 years from the first try of the Japanese Akatsuki orbiter to capture the image of Venus, it has finally entered the orbit and made its first shoot. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency...
A Tiny L-Dwarf Star Generates Huge Storm
By using data from Kepler and Spitzer telescopes, astronomers have discovered a tiny L-dwarf star, called W1906+40 with a giant storm the size of the Jupiter’s Great Red Spot. This L-dwarf has a temperature...
A Rare Galaxy Emerged from Galactic Collision 360 Million Years Ago
By using ESO’s Very Large Space Telescope, scientists have found a white dwarf galaxy that was born from the cosmic collision. Scientists believe that a collision with another galaxy had happened 360 million years...
The Mysterious Bright Spots on Ceres Are Made of Salt
Scientists finally found the answer about Ceres’ bright spots that puzzled them long ago. Namely, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has spotted the white, bright spots on Ceres in March this year. Since then there have...
Night on Earth Seen from International Space Station (ISS) in 4K
This time-lapse video consists of various images taken in December this year. It shows an amazing view of our beautiful planet with magnificent Aurora Borealis.
Colorful Nebula RCW 34 Is a Birthplace of Many Young Stars
The ESO’s Very Large Telescope has captured the glowing nebula RCW 34, also known as Gum 19. The nebula represents the region of young forming stars in the constellation Vela that is about 8,150...
