The two galaxies, NGC 5394 and 5395, are an example of how interactions on the galactic scale take place over millions of years. This image released by the Gemini Observatory shows the two galaxies in a slow and intimate dance, as they have already “collided” at least once, though their shape has only been deformed […]
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Luna 25 – All things you need to know.
Luna 25 was a Russian lunar lander mission by Roscosmos in August 2023 that was slated to land near the lunar south pole at the crater Boguslawsky. It was Russia’s first moon mission since the Soviet Union’s Luna-24 returned with samples from the moon in 1976. A Soyuz 2.1 rocket carrying the Luna-25 craft blasted off from the Vostochny cosmodrome, 3,450 miles […]
In 2008, hubble discovered the youngest and most luminous galaxy in the early universe.
In 2008,a massive cluster of yellowish galaxies appears to have been caught in a spider web of eerily distorted background galaxies, in an image taken by the Advanced Camera for Surveys (ACS) aboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The gravity of the cluster’s trillion stars functions as a cosmic “zoom lens,” bending and magnifying the […]
Hubble has captured the image of a massive cluster Abell 3322.
Have you ever wondered what lies beyond our galaxy and our solar system? Well, one of the most fascinating discoveries made by the Hubble Space Telescope is massive cluster Abell 3322, a massive galaxy cluster located in the constellation Pictor, around 2.6 billion light-years away, in which the galaxy 2MASX J05101744-4519179 basks in the […]
Are Neptune’s Disappearing Clouds Connected to the Solar Cycle?
Astronomers have made a remarkable discovery – a connection between Neptune’s shifting cloud abundance and the 11-year solar cycle. This cycle, which is marked by the waxing and waning of the Sun’s magnetic fields, drives solar activity.The link between Neptune and solar activity is especially interesting because Neptune is in the distant reaches of our […]
Will the XRISM spacecraft open a new perspective on the X-ray cosmos?
We are on the cusp of a new era of space exploration and discovery with the upcoming XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft. Developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), XRISM is a cutting-edge mission that will explore some of the furthest reaches of the universe. It will investigate hot regions, the largest […]
The collaborative XRISM mission of JAXA/NASA and ESA and its objectives.
The X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (Krizz-em)! Scheduled for launch in August 2023, this collaborative mission between JAXA, NASA, and ESA will be studying the gas in galaxy clusters, the chemical enrichment of the universe, and extreme physics around accreting supermassive black holes. The mission consists of two parts: XRISM’s Resolve instrument, which will be […]
A faraway exoplanet HD 131399Ab, where there are three sunrises and sunsets every day.
The discovery of HD 131399Ab has astounded astronomers. Not only is this the widest orbit within a multi-star system yet located, but it means other planets with similarly wide orbits could exist in similar star systems. The discovered July 2016 in, planet orbits a triple-star system, and for much of its year the […]
Clear view of galaxy cluster 2MASX J05101744-4519179 by Hubble.
2MASX J05101744-4519179, a massive galaxy cluster located in the constellation Pictor,This distant galaxy cluster is an incredible sight for astronomers, with its luminous X-ray emissions and powerful gravitational lenses. Here we will discuss the unique features of this galaxy cluster and how they are helping us to better understand the evolution of dark and luminous […]
Aditya-L1 The first space-based Indian observatory to study the Sun.
India has been at the forefront of space exploration and is all set to launch Aditya L1 – its first ever space based mission to study the Sun. The mission will be launched in a halo orbit around the Lagrange Point 1 (L1) of the Sun-Earth system, located at a distance of 1.5 million kilometers […]
