Westerlund 1, an eye-catching star cluster
Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/ESA/STScI; IR: NASA/ESA/CSA/STScI; Processing: NASA/CXC/SAO/L. Frattare Westerlund 1, the biggest and closest "super" star cluster to...
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Astronomers discover rare Einstein cross with a fifth image, revealing hidden dark matter
A rare cosmic configuration: An Einstein Cross with five points of light, instead of the usual four, has been discovered...
Tying theory to practice when searching for dark energy
Scale of dark energy effecting surrounding stars. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Conceptual Image Lab / Michael Lentz Science...
Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries
This is a still image of the animation showing Gaia's star-formation map in 3D. In this animation we fly around...
New images reveal unexpected polarization flips near M87’s supermassive black hole
ew images from the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration have revealed a dynamic environment with changing polarization patterns caused by...
Zircon crystals reveal galactic influence
Credit: CC0 Public Domain New Curtin University research has uncovered a striking link between the structure of our galaxy and...
JWST observations discover a small star-forming complex
Overview of the JWST/NIRSpec Microshutter Array (MSA) pointing on LAP2. Credit: arXiv (2025). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2509.07073 Using the James Webb Space...
Mapping the universe, faster and with the same accuracy
Two 'fans' corresponding to the two main areas DESI has observed, above and below the plane of our Milky Way...
NASA analysis shows sun’s activity ramping up
On Sept. 9, 2025, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the sun. Credit: NASA/GSFC/Solar Dynamics Observatory The sun...
Information collected by the world’s largest radio telescope will be stored and processed by global data centers
An artist’s impression of the Square Kilometre Array telescope in South Africa. Credit: SKAO When the Square Kilometer Array (SKA)...