Comet K2 Makes Closest Approach to Earth, but the Celestial Show Is Not Over Yet

Comet K2 Makes Closest Approach to Earth, but the Celestial Show Is Not Over Yet

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The comet C/2017 K2 has offered a spectacular celestial show for stargazers and astronomers as it hurtled past Earth this week. In its closest approach to our planet, which was on July 14, the comet was about 270 million kilometres away. Now, while the comet may have crossed its closest…

Supermassive Black Holes Formed in Rare Regions of Gas Behind the Earliest Quasars: Study

Supermassive Black Holes Formed in Rare Regions of Gas Behind the Earliest Quasars: Study

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Scientists have managed to determine one of the biggest mysteries in recent astrophysics – the formation of quasars in the early universe. These cosmic entities were first spotted in 2003, and soon after, over 200 quasars were identified by supermassive black holes. These 200 quasars had formed within the first…

Dead Star Caught Ripping Apart Planetary System in a Rare Incidence of Cosmic Cannibilism

Dead Star Caught Ripping Apart Planetary System in a Rare Incidence of Cosmic Cannibilism

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In a rare cosmic observation, a sun-like star destroyed its planetary system while dying, leaving behind a white dwarf star. The dead star is now consuming both icy and rocky-metallic material which forms the planets. The discovery was made by analysing archival data from NASA’s Hubble Telescope and other observatories…

Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Asteroid Located 200 Million Miles Away From Earth

Building Blocks of Life Discovered on Asteroid Located 200 Million Miles Away From Earth

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Scientists have discovered the building ingredients of life on an asteroid in space for the first time. More than 20 amino acids have been identified on the space rock Ryugu, which is more than 200 million miles from Earth. Scientists studied materials taken from the asteroid by the Japan Aerospace…

Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch

Five Planets to Line Up in Sky This Month in Rare Conjunction, Will Be Visible With Naked Eyes: How to Watch

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There’s a treat lined up for skywatchers this June as they will be able to watch five planets, visible with naked eyes, arranged in their natural order from the Sun – from left to right as you scan the horizon. These five planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn….