Are Lockdowns Making the Skies Darker? UK Star Count Found Light Pollution Plummeting

ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE 04.06.2021 06:50 AM

Lockdowns have greatly reduced light pollution, especially in cities, which creates darker skies. A national star count survey suggests a 10% drop in people seeing fewer stars, an indicator of severe light pollution.

Prebiotic Ingredient: How Scientists Discovered a Precursor of Life Around a Young Star

01.28.2021 01:00 AM

Astronomers find precursor molecules of life in a young star that hints at how life began on Earth. Ingredients for life were found by scientists around a young star in a new study and may end up on the planet.

A New Study on Theia 456 Reveals Hundreds of Stars Born Almost at the Same Time

01.17.2021 00:55 AM

While the Milky Way alone has more than 8,000 stellar streams - all named Theia - one particular stream, Theia 456, appears to be special.

Astronomers Rewrite the History of the Milky Way Galaxy

01.04.2021 13:00 PM

Astronomers think that the Milky Way Galaxy was formed by at least one major collision that happened during its youth.

How To Tell Time Without Using Clocks

11.29.2020 12:00 PM

Long before the clock is invented, ancient people have learned various ways of telling the time through available resources. Here are some of those.

Astronomers Want to Build Giant Telescope on Moon to See The Very First Stars

11.19.2020 08:00 AM

Astronomers theorized that 13 billion years earlier before galaxies came together, the first stars developed.

The South Pole Wall: 100 Million Billion Stars Are Found Hiding in the Milky Way

07.11.2020 01:10 AM

A recent discovery of 100 million billion stars hidden the Milky Way is named the South Pole Wall. Cosmographers explain how it's possible to map out what they can't see in space.

Evidence of Stars Born Elsewhere Suddenly Merged With the Milky Way

07.08.2020 05:45 AM

Astronomers announce the discovery of Nyx, a dwarf galaxy that has merged in the Milky Way and continues to move towards the galaxy's center.

5 Best High-Tech Beginner-Friendly Telescopes for Viewing Planets and Stars

04.13.2020 20:28 PM

Astronomy-lover? If so, then you definitely need a telescope. Determining the best telescope for viewing planets and stars can be a daunting feat. Fret not, as this list will guide you in determining which telescope works best for you and your needs. Click the link above to find the best telescope for checking out the stars.

NASA Hubble Space Telescope Captures New Images of the 'Pillars of Creation' Surrounded by New Born Stars

04.12.2020 21:20 PM

Hubble Space Telescope captures a new image of the 'Pillars of Creation' as newborn stars are formed around it that could destroy these towering tendrils of cosmic dust and gas.

Hubble Captures a Ghoulish Image Produced by Twin Galaxies Colliding

11.04.2019 06:56 AM

The crash resulted in the galaxies being pulled and stretched on an outward direction and because of this stretch, star formation turned to shape the nose and face of the intergalactic ghoul.

Blob Of Star Gas Spotted by The Hubble

08.20.2019 08:57 AM

The hubble, NASA’s eyes on the sky recently spotted a huge blob of star gas in the sky. Whenever people look at the night sky, it is filled with bright shining stars.

Ancient Star Offers A Glimpse Of The Beginning of The Universe

08.08.2019 08:23 AM

Astronomers reported to have found a glimpse of an ancient star that takes people back in time at the dawn of the universe.

The Amazing 3-D Printing of 1.7 Billion Stars

07.06.2019 10:28 AM

The ESA's Gaia satellite is helping astronomers understand the origins of our galaxy, one star at a time.

Research Team Discovers Two New Earth-Like Planets near Teegarden’s Star

06.21.2019 09:24 AM

The system is located at a special place in the sky; from Teegarden’s star, it is possible to see the planets of the solar system passing in front of the Sun

The Star that Astronomers Say “Should Not Exist”

04.07.2019 21:47 PM

A very old star is found, and its contents are a bit weird. In the halo of the Milky Way, a tiny, ancient star called J0023+0307 drifts about. It's very old indeed, which isn't uncommon for stars in the halo-but it contains no detectable carbon, which is rather unusual.

Tiny Planet Shows What Earth Could Turn Out To Be

04.06.2019 07:56 AM

A tiny planet fragment was seen floating in space. Scientists say that it could give us a glimpse of what planet Earth would be in five billion years.

Stars List Show Potential New Planets in Existence

03.28.2019 08:16 AM

Astronomers have made a list of stars which could help discover more planets the same size as the Earth.

The Milky Way’s Mid-section is Full of Relic-like Stars

03.24.2019 11:45 AM

The oldest stars in our galaxy are being studied. Astronomers have gazed into our galaxy and have found some of the oldest stars recorded to date. In a study to be published in the April 2019 issue of the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, researchers analyzed a cluster of old, dim stars called HP1, located about 21,500 light-years away from Earth in the gut of our galaxy's central bulge.

'It's A Twin!’ Sun & Other Stars In The Universe Found Out To Be Born With A Twin, Evidences Found Through Perseus Cloud

06.16.2017 09:08 AM

Astronomers from U.S. discovered that the sun's twin called Nemesis and other stars were really born with a twin.

Milky Way Future Revealed By ESA Gaia Mission Video: Travel Through 5 Million Years

05.03.2017 02:10 AM

Changing face of the galaxy has been revealed through a new video being released by European Space Agency’s Gaia mission. The movement of nearly 2 million stars has been traced 5 million years into the future.