The Death Star Galaxy
Galaxy 3C321 is better known as the Death Star Galaxy, which is 1.4 billion light-years away from our planet. The galaxy has a black hole in its center that is millions of times the...
Category: The Cosmos
Black Holes Eject Cosmic Material at a Quarter of the Speed of Light
Using data from the European Space Agency’s (ESA) XMM-Newton Space observatory, scientists discovered two super massive black holes that eat up surrounding stars in incredible extreme speed. They also throw out cosmic material at...
TRAPPIST Telescope Detected Three Earth-Sized Planets
Using Transiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope (TRAPPIST), scientists have detected three exoplanets that are 40 light-years away from our planet. They orbit a dwarf star, called TRAPPIST – 1, which is big as...
Top 25 Weirdest Galaxies
The following video contains the list of 25 weirdest galaxies in space. The list begins with Messier 82 galaxy that is five times brighter than our galaxy. The list continues with Sunflower Galaxy, MACS...
Unusual Mid-Size Black Hole
Using NASA’s Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE) satellite, scientists revealed an intermediate-mass black hole in the center of the Messier 82 galaxy. The mid-size black hole is located 12 million light-years away from the...
Beautiful Aurora, Seen from Space
The following time-lapse video of Aurora is taken from the International Space Station (ISS). All the images are captured in the ultra-high definition and portray the both Auroras – Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis.
Scientists Revealed New Image of Planet-Forming Disk Around Young Star
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope in Chile, scientists have snapped a new image of a protoplanetary disk around a young star, TW Hydrae. TW Hydrae represents the most convenient star...
Scientists Snap a Supernova Shock Wave for the First Time
Using NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope, scientists have captured a supernova that radiates the shock wave during its collapse. It is for the first time that they have managed to snap the explosion with visible...
Scientists Discovered Supermassive Black Hole Jet Illuminated by the Light from the Big Bang
Scientists from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have discovered a supermassive black hole jet that is illuminated by the oldest light that originated from the Big Bang. Namely, the jet is located in a system...
The Most Luminous and Dark Objects in Our Universe
In the following video, Amy Shiver Teitel from DNews explores various objects in space regarding their luminosity. She explains what are the most luminous and darkest objects in our Universe.
Top 25 Mysteries We Still Have About the Universe
The following video lists 25 top mysteries we still have about the Universe. The list begins with its age and the ways of galaxy formation and continues with Fermi bubbles and rectangular galaxies.
Scientists Explore the Super-Earth’s Atmosphere for the First Time
By using data from NASA/ ESA Space Telescope, scientists can explore the atmosphere of a so-called “super-Earth”. The planet, also known as 55 Cancri, is eight times the mass of the Earth and is...
Scientists Revealed Strange Wavelike Structure Around Young Star
By using data from the ESA’s Very Large Telescope and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope, scientists have discovered the unusual wavelike structure that surrounds a young star known as AU Microscopii. The young star is...
Each Pulsar Is Unique Like a Human Fingerprint
This video explains the nature of pulsar, a neutron star with a unique spin like a human fingerprint. Their ‘pulsed’ nature is formed by misalignment between the magnetic axis and their rotational axis. Because...
25 Spectacular Space Images
This video contains 25 images that fascinate us the most. Among them are the pictures of nebulas, gas clouds and other interesting space objects. One of the most popular ones is the so-called Pillars...
The Observing Campaign of a Live Planet Hunt Begins in January
The following video explains how the general public can observe a live planet hunt that will last from January to April 2016. We can follow the scientists in their efforts to find out an...
ALMA Discovers the Most Luminous Galaxy Is Tearing Itself Apart
By using Atacama Large Millimeter/ submillimeter Array (ALMA) have discovered the most luminous galaxy, known as W2246-0526, which is, in fact, a chaotic galaxy that is tearing itself apart. The galaxy is 12,4 billion...
Bubbles in Our Universe
This video explores bubbles, the important physical phenomenon we can find in our Universe. Cosmic bubbles are created from the cosmic material. For example, the Bubble Nebula is blown up by a star that...
