Using NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), scientists have captured the images of Mars that reveal a network of spiders – small cracks of erosion found on Martian sand dunes. The images show their growth...
The following video is actually a 360-degree photo that shows starry night above Wellington, New Zealand, with the reference point at Point Halswell. The photo is captured by an astrophotographer, Mark Gee.
Betelgeuse, a red supergiant star, has puzzled scientists for its unexpected change of speed. Namely, the star rotates at 54,000 km/h that is 150 times faster than it was expected. This fact inspires scientists...
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, scientists have combined X-ray, infrared and optical data to get this amazing composite image of the Lobster Nebula or the War and Peace Nebula. The nebula NGC...
The following video explains when and where to look for the Ursid meteor shower. The shower will appear together with the moon in its last quarter phase. Even though the bright moon will make...
The following time-lapse video contains the images captured from Serpentine Dam, Western Australia. The video is made by an astrophotographer Dave Buckton.
During its latest flyby, NASA’s Juno spacecraft has made a stunning new image of Jupiter where we can see the seventh of Jupiter’s eight ‘white pearls.’ The white pearls represent rotating storms that rage...
What are white holes? And, do they really exist? On these and other questions, scientists try to find the best possible answers.
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has found water ice in dark pockets of Ceres that are eternally hidden from the Sun. However, it doesn’t surprise scientists. They already have a theory that Ceres once had liquid...
This time-lapse video of the Milky Way contains the images captured from Yumi Lake, Mt. KusatsuShirane, Gunma, Japan.
NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has captured new images of the Ceres’ northern hemisphere and the area known as Occator Crater. It is the fifth orbit around the dwarf planet after Dawn reached Ceres on March...
The conspiracy theorists have taken a new NASA’s image of Mars to prove that aliens once existed on Mars. Namely, they consider three tall buildings on Mars as towers of its ancient alien civilization.
A team of astronomers from the University of Florida has discovered a so-called hyper-starburst galaxy that gives the birth to an incredibly huge number of stars. The galaxy produces each year a lot of...
Using the All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN), scientists at first have thought that they have detected a superluminous supernova. However, it turns out that they have discovered a supermassive black hole tearing...
In this video, Julian Huguet from DNews tries to answer the question: How do galaxies form? He explains the two models scientists have discovered by studying different types of galaxy clusters.
The following time-lapse video contains the images captured from the Hac Sa beach in Macau, China. The video is created by an astrophotographer, Yiu Kai Shinoda.
The best meteor shower – the Geminid meteor shower – will reach its peak on December 13th. This year, it will coincide with the full moon, which will make it appear less spectacular than...
In this video, Trace Dominguez from DNews explains why Mars’ atmosphere emits nightglow and what causes it.
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