Astronomy

Rare 'blue supermoon' rises over Israel, won't return until 2037

The blue supermoon is the brightest and the largest full moon of 2023.

India sets September launch date for mission to study the sun

The Aditya-L1, India's first space-based solar probe, aims to study solar winds, which can cause disturbance on Earth and are commonly seen as "auroras."

By REUTERS
28/08/2023

Saturn visible in Israel's night sky at its brightest

While the rings won't be visible to the naked eye any small backyard telescope should show the rings, which will appear as bright oval-shaped disks.

Rare 'blue supermoon' to rise this week, won't return until 2037

The coming full moon will be the brightest and the largest of 2023.

Sun-observing spacecraft sheds light on the solar wind's origin

New observations by the Solar Orbiter spacecraft may provide an answer as to how the sun generates solar wind.

By REUTERS
24/08/2023

Scientists unveil secrets of star violently torn apart near black hole

Astronomers have recently encountered numerous instances of "tidal disruption events."

Spanish astronomer discovers a galaxy within a galaxy

A Spanish astronomer has discovered an active galactic nucleus at the center of the Sombrero Galaxy.

How did the Milky Way galaxy get its shape?

Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, did not always have its iconic spiral shape. Rather, it acquired its shape through a process called “galactic speciation.”

What sounds do twinkling stars make? - study

To get the "pure sound" of the twinkles the researchers applied a number of filters to the noise hoping to isolate the sounds from environmental interference.

NASA's Hubble Telescope records evaporating planet hiccupping during orbits

This variable loss was described as "puffs", meaning that when observed the atmosphere was lost in large bursts followed by almost no loss.

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