Astronomy News

Left: Long ago, the supernova explosion of the Barbenheimer Star releases an unusual mix of chemical elements into nearby gas clouds Right: Today, we can look at J0931+0038 to see that unusual mix of elements and reconstruct the history of the Barbenheimer Star.

Celestial blockbuster is so unusual astronomers named it ‘Barbenheimer Star’January 19, 2024

Sample shapes of distant galaxies identified by the James Webb Space Telescope’s Cosmic Evolution Early Release Science (CEERS) survey

Webb Telescope Makes ‘Delicious’ Discovery: Early Galaxies Looked Like Breadsticks, Not PizzaJanuary 18, 2024

The GN-z11 galaxy, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope Credi

Universe’s First Monster? Oldest Black Hole Ever Observed Found Feasting on GalaxyJanuary 17, 2024

The team identified a new radio source (white square) in the center of the cluster (red circle).

Radio signal detected in an ancient star clusterJanuary 15, 2024

NASA asteroid team opening container

Stuck in space traffic? Nah, it was just a stuck lid! NASA finally cracks open monumental asteroid sampleJanuary 12, 2024

planet TOI_1452b

Newly discovered planet could explain how Earth formedJanuary 11, 2024