NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Firefly Sparkle, a Milky Way-Like Galaxy

#news #newstoday #tech #technews #latestnews #techupdates #newsupdates A galaxy nicknamed the Firefly Sparkle has been detected by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, marking a significant discovery. According to research published in Nature on December 11, this galaxy existed approximately 600 million years after the Big Bang and has a mass…

Astrophotographer Captures Milky Way Over Easter Island’s Moai During Eclipse

Astrophotographer Captures Milky Way Over Easter Island’s Moai During Eclipse

A remarkable image of the Milky Way’s swirling colours over Easter Island’s famed Moai statues was captured recently by photographer Josh Dury, a seasoned astrophotographer and contributor to Space.com. During his trip to Easter Island for last month’s annular solar eclipse, Dury took advantage of the island’s pristine night sky…

NASA’s Hubble Reveals Impact of Milky Way’s Gravitational Force on Large Magellanic Cloud

NASA’s Hubble Reveals Impact of Milky Way’s Gravitational Force on Large Magellanic Cloud

In a recent observation, NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has documented a close interaction between the Milky Way and one of its nearest galactic neighbours, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). This recent analysis of the LMC, led by Andrew Fox of the European Space Agency’s Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in…

Astronomers Discover Rare Triple Black Hole System in Milky Way, Challenging Formation Theories

Astronomers Discover Rare Triple Black Hole System in Milky Way, Challenging Formation Theories

Astronomers have identified a black hole with a tightly bound companion star and a distant third star in orbit, forming the first-known “black hole triple” system. This discovery, detailed in recent research led by Kevin Burdge of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), sheds new light on how some black…

Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way Is Spinning Unexpectedly

Supermassive Black Hole at the Centre of the Milky Way Is Spinning Unexpectedly

Sagittarius A* (pronounced Sagittarius A Star), the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way, is spinning in an unusual way, and scientists now believe they may know why. Based on new data from the Event Horizon Telescope, researchers suggest that this cosmic giant likely merged with another…

NASA Citizen Scientists Discover Mysterious Object Moving out of Milky Way at an Extremely High Speed

NASA Citizen Scientists Discover Mysterious Object Moving out of Milky Way at an Extremely High Speed

On August 15, 2024, NASA’s Backyard Worlds: Planet 9 project, driven by citizen scientists, uncovered an astonishing discovery: an object travelling at a staggering speed of 1 million miles per hour, enough to escape the Milky Way’s gravitational grasp. This hypervelocity object, known as CWISE J124909.08+362116.0, marks the first of…

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars

NASA’s Hubble Telescope Spots Runaway Supermassive Black Hole Leaving Behind Trail of Newborn Stars

A supermassive black hole, weighing as much as 20 million Suns, has left behind a 2,00,000-light-year-long condensed trail of newborn stars, twice the diameter of the Milky Way galaxy, in its wake, according to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), US. Captured accidentally by NASA‘s Hubble Space Telescope, the…

Galaxies Spotted by Webb Space Telescope Rewrite Prior Understanding of Universe

Galaxies Spotted by Webb Space Telescope Rewrite Prior Understanding of Universe

Observations by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope are upending the understanding of the early universe, indicating the presence of large and mature but remarkably compact galaxies teeming with stars far sooner than scientists had considered possible. Astronomers said data obtained by the telescope reveals what appear to be six big…