A star exploded almost 1000 years ago and left us with the gorgeous Crab Nebula. Here's how to see it
The date: July 4, 1054 AD. At dawn, astronomers in China, and half a world away in what is now…
Month: October 2024
Hubble Sees a Celestial Cannonball
The spiral galaxy in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image is IC 3225. It looks remarkably as if it was launched from…
NASA's solar-sailing spacecraft has a bent boom and is still tumbling in Earth orbit (photo)
NASA’s technology-demonstrating Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) has a bent boom in Earth orbit, a newly released photo shows.…
Week in images: 21-25 October 2024
Week in images: 21-25 October 2024 Discover our week through the lens source
Betelgeuse may have a Betelbuddy
The red supergiant star Betelgeuse (center) may have a companion star closely orbiting it, as depicted in this illustration. Credit:…
NRO readies open call for satellite remote sensing
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – The National Reconnaissance Office will invite companies to propose remote sensing capabilities on an ongoing basis.…
The Celestron NexStar 130 SLT is nearly $200 off ahead of Black Friday
The Celestron NexStar 130 SLT is a computerized telescope, designed to be used on the go, and is now its…
Back on Earth: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Splashes Down Off Florida
NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission successfully splashed down at 3:29 a.m. EDT Friday, off Pensacola, Florida, concluding a nearly eight-month science…
Is this black hole jet making stars explode?
Back to Article List More than twice the expected amount of novae have been found popping off along the jet…