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Traveling to Another Galaxy is Actually Possible, But There’s a Catch

Our neighboring galaxy, Andromeda, can easily be seen with the naked eye during moonless nights. Isn’t it frustrating that we can see the galaxy, but we can’t travel to it using the world’s current technological progress? But is that really…

November 28, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA’s James Webb Telescope Detects Organic Molecules in Remote Galaxy

Trying to imagine how much 4 light-years can mean across space is truly mind-boggling. However, on a cosmic scale, it’s nothing. It’s about the same distance that separates our Solar System from the closest star to us, meaning Alpha Centauri. …

June 6, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Cosmic Threads in Our Galaxy Baffle Astronomers

Regardless of how much we like to think that humanity knows how the Universe works, there are still plenty of mysteries out there, even regarding our own Milky Way galaxy. For instance, scientists still cannot explain what’s the deal with…

June 2, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

James Webb Focuses More on the GS-9209 Ancient Galaxy

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has been aiming its advanced instruments toward the depths of the Cosmos since Christmas 2021, and it’s now time for some extra attention on an ancient galaxy that was born shortly after the Big Bang.…

May 22, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA’s James Webb Shows How Gravity Can Warp Spacetime

Gravity is a fundamental force of nature that causes objects with mass or energy to be attracted to each other. In the context of Einstein’s theory of general relativity, gravity is described as a curvature of space and time. According…

April 2, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Scientists Find Light Beyond the Milky Way Galaxy That’s Brighter Than Expected

The total luminosity, or the total amount of light emitted, of the Milky Way, is estimated to be around 100 billion times that of the Sun. It’s important to note that this is the total luminosity of all the stars…

January 29, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Mysterious Extraterrestrial Signal Breaks an Incredible Record

A telescope from India known as the Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope (GMRT) has detected a signal from deep space dating back 8.8 billion years. The signal corresponds to atomic hydrogen, the simplest and most widespread chemical element in the Universe.…

January 18, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The Outskirts of Our Milky Way Galaxy are Located by Astronomical Observations

Are you feeling small and insignificant? Well, let me tell you something that will make you feel even smaller! Our tiny little planet Earth is so far away from the edges of the Milky Way galaxy that if you were…

January 10, 2023 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Discover ‘Peekaboo’ Galaxy That Was Hiding Behind a Star

It’s totally possible for a single star to block astronomers from seeing an entire galaxy. They recently got confirmation that such a scenario is feasible. One of the reasons is that the Universe is unfathomably huge. The term HIPASS J1131-31,…

December 9, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

New Detailed Photo Allows Us to Look Deep at the Heart of the NGC 1097 Galaxy

The Very Large Telescope’s Enhanced Resolution Imager and Spectrograph (ERIS) has managed to obtain a very detailed image of the heart of the NGC 1097 galaxy. That means that the powerful telescope has managed to obtain a photo from a…

December 7, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

James Webb Captures Unique Photo of the NGC 1566 Spiral Galaxy

NASA’s next-generation James Webb Space Telescope has done it again by snapping a mesmerizing photo of the NGC 1566 spiral galaxy. The collection of stars is filled with dust, and it provides an incredible view for those who are passionate…

November 28, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Locates Mesmerizing Galactic Chain

There are more known stars in the Universe than grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth. As for galaxies, meaning the structures where stars gather, they are trillions in the observable Universe. Assuming that the real size of…

November 8, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Galaxy Swarm is Found to Be Revolving Around A Hyperluminous Galaxy

Scientists, including those from the Niels Bohr Institute, used the Very Large Telescope and the ALMA radio telescope to determine the existence of a swarm of galaxies that revolve near a hyper-luminous galaxy. Phys.org brings the news. The discovery should…

September 14, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

A Black Hole Jet Much Larger Than the Host Galaxy is One of the Latest Astronomical ‘Miracles’

Astronomers recently took a deep look at NGC2663, a galaxy located roughly 93 million light-years away and containing many more stars than our own Milky Way galaxy. Thanks to astronomers from the Western Sydney University and them using CSIRO’s Australian…

August 22, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Hubble’s Past “Image of the Day” Shows Galaxy “Squeezed” By Stars

Plenty of times, astronomers activated their powerful telescopes only to find themselves in the situation of playing by ear. Something else occurred, and it was often a pleasant surprise. NASA recently revealed an image captured by the Hubble Space Telescope…

June 27, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Were Stunned About Peculiar Spiral Object Near the Milky Way Galaxy’s Core

Most probably, astronomers will never get to learn everything about our Milky Way galaxy, although they probably wouldn’t be willing to admit it. The core of our galaxy is perhaps the most intriguing part, as that’s the place where the…

June 21, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Chile’s ALMA Observatory Captures Unforgettable Photo of Snake-Like Galaxy NGC 1087

The Universe is unimaginably huge and diverse, but even so, you don’t hear every day about galaxies resembling snakes. It’s the case of NGC 1087, a beautiful galaxy located many solar systems away from us that amazed astronomers in charge…

June 13, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Are Puzzled by Mysterious Force Pushing Strongly Towards Our Milky Way Galaxy

Milky Way has been staggering scientists across the decades for plenty of reasons. Our galaxy represents the outcome of other galaxies that merged with one another, it features an invisible halo and a supermassive black hole at its core, and…

May 31, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

NASA’s Hubble Galaxy Takes a Picture at Mysterious Galaxy Surrounded By a “Shell”

Galaxies never fail to amaze us, even today, when astronomers know very well that there are billions of them in the observable Universe. Furthermore, trying to imagine how many of them might exist in the entire nature, meaning going beyond…

May 25, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Behold Memorable Photo of ‘Galactic Ballet’ of Galaxies

While astronomers estimate that there are trillions of galaxies out there in the observable Universe, that can only mean one thing: a human lifetime isn’t enough to study even a small percentage of them. But even so, it’s exciting to…

May 8, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Newfound Shockwave is Dozens of Times Larger That the Milky Way Galaxy

Our Milky Way galaxy is harboring somewhere between 100 billion and 200 billion stars. That can mean only one thing: the galaxy is incredibly big! According to the astronomers’ measurements, our Milky Way galaxy has a diameter of 100,000 light-years…

March 7, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Astronomers Spot Astonishing Image of Stars ‘Dancing’ Around Supermassive Black Hole

Astronomers suspect that most galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their core. Our Milky Way galaxy surely has one, for instance, and it’s not being there only for destructive purposes. Indeed everybody is tempted to associate black holes with…

February 23, 2022 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Behold the Exoplanet Located “Next Door” Where a Year Lasts for Just 8 Hours

We must admit that during a whole year spent on Earth, we have plenty of time to achieve some of our goals or to fail them completely. One full year, or 365 days, represent the time needed for our planet…

December 3, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The First Planet From Another Galaxy Finally Found? What New Observations Reveal

Despite the huge and undeniable advancements of technology in recent decades, spotting a planet located in another solar system (aka exoplanet) is hard enough. The planet has to pass in front of its host star relative to the observer. Finding…

October 25, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

Rogue Black Holes are Believed to Be Located in Unexpected Places

Black holes are certainly cosmic phenomenons that you wouldn’t wish to see anywhere near our planet. In fact, seeing them is also highly improbable, as they do not emit any light. Instead, black holes get noticed in much more terrifying…

August 29, 2021 ·by Cristian Antonescu· 0

The Enormous ‘Old Faithful’ Black Hole Emits Energy at an Unprecedented Rhythm

Black holes are best known for their ability to guzzle pretty much anything that gets too close – planets and even entire stars. But Stephen Hawking is one of the illustrious scientists who claimed that the dark and sinister cosmic…

January 21, 2021 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

ALMA Telescope Captures Outstanding Image of Ancient Galaxy Ejecting Gas After Giant Collision

Chances are very high that there weren’t any intelligent beings around 9.2 billion years ago, but instead, the Universe had other fabulous cosmic shows to reveal. But the more beautiful aspect is that it’s revealing it to us humans in…

January 12, 2021 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

The Search for Primordial Black Holes Continues, as They Can Solve The Dark Matter Puzzle

Both black holes and dark matter represent two of the biggest mysteries in astrophysics. Researchers began to find clues of the existence of the two structures without even observing them directly, proving the beauty of science once again. But could…

December 30, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

Scientists Find The Farthest and Oldest Galaxy Ever Discovered

Scientists estimate that there are trillions of galaxies in the entire Universe, but some of them are more exciting than the rest. Galaxies needed a few hundred million years to form, and the very first such kind of majestic cosmic…

December 21, 2020 ·by Anna Daniels· 0

Astronomers Capture Impressive Images of the Distant “X Galaxy”

A team of astronomers located in South Africa has managed to capture images of an elusive X Galaxy. The feat was achieved with the help of the MeerKAT telescope, which allowed the researchers to track the phenomenon. X Galaxy, or…

May 9, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Milky Way Galaxy Ejects Newborn Stars Into Its Outer Halo

Sijie Yu, a physicist from UC Irvine, has recently published a study in the Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. The review resumes on the work she and her scientific team has done in investigating Milky Way galaxy’s behavior.…

May 5, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Astronomers Spotted The Massive Jet Released By Two Colliding Galaxies

As space can sometimes be challenging to understand, or hard to explore, due to a high amount of cosmic violence, sometimes it offers unique experiences. Recently, astronomers have shot the first photographic proof of the slaughter that can be released…

April 13, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0

Satellite Gaia Identified That Milky Way’s Warp Is Due To A Collision With Another Galaxy

One of the astronomers’ questions about why is Milky Way warped might get an answer after so many years. Information about ESA’s star-mapping satellite Gaia indicates the distortion might be the cause of a continuous impact with another galaxy. Such…

March 4, 2020 ·by Jeffrey Olmsted· 0