NASA's Lucy mission has discovered a remarkable binary asteroid system in the first downlinked images. Initially, the two lobes of the contact binary appeared aligned during the closest approach, but additional images showed the system's true nature.

Asteroid Dinky's moon continues to shock scientists as latest images make startling revelation

In a groundbreaking discovery, NASA researchers have identified an ancient galaxy in the early universe that hosts an actively feeding central black hole. This black hole is remarkably massive, accounting for approximately half of the galaxy's total mass.

Oldest black hole was formed 470 million years after Big Bang, and it has just been found

A new satellite has turned into one of the brightest things present in the night sky and has sparked concerns regarding the future of astronomy among scientists.

Humans have done the impossible! The brightest object in the sky now is not a celestial body anymore

In a first, astronomers have discovered the first direct evidence which proves the spinning of a black hole. The observations gave astronomers new insights regarding enigmatic celestial objects, as the scientists focussed on the supermassive black hole which is present at the centre of the neighbouring Messier 87 (M87) galaxy.

Astronomers capture first direct evidence of black hole spinning

Astronomers recently discovered an enormous ribbon of hydrogen encircling a spiral galaxy called NGC 4632, which is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Virgo. They said they found it using CSIRO's Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder (ASKAP) radio telescope, on Wajarri Yamaji Country in Western Australia.

Astronomers discover galaxy gift-wrapped in cosmic ribbon. It is some 56mn light years from Earth

A star, which is similar to the sun, and is being “repeatedly shredded and consumed” by a black hole around 500m light years away has been spotted by astronomers.

Astronomers capture dramatic event of star being ‘repeatedly shredded, consumed’ by black hole

A rare “sibling” which is likely to share a similar orbit with a Jupiter-like planet around a young star has been found by astronomers. Atacama Large Millimetre/submillimetre Array of telescopes (ALMA) has been used by researchers in Chile to observe the PDS 70 system which is located at a distance of 370 light-years from the Centaurus constellation.

Astronomers discover rare Trojan which may share orbit with Jupiter-like planet

Here, we bring you the news that is trending across WION's social media platforms- Astronomers have discovered a new type of stellar object that could change their understanding of extreme celestial bodies in the universe.

Astronomers find new type of stellar object that challenges understanding of neutron star physics

A two-faced star has been discovered by astronomers and its bizarre appearance has left them baffled. On one side, the white dwarf appears to have been composed mostly of hydrogen and helium appears to have filled the other side.

Astronomers discover two-faced white dwarf star with helium and hydrogen on two sides

Astronomers watched in awe as a supermassive blackhole began to consume its surrounding matter, emerging as a standout transient "switching on" event about 10 billion light-years away from earth.

Blackhole caught gobbling up celestial matter leaving astronomers in awe

Astronomers have shared a photo of a star collapsing on itself, called a supernova, in the Pinwheel Galaxy, about 21 million light-years away from Earth. The cosmic event was witnessed through the Gemini North telescope atop Mauna Kea in Hawaii by Japanese astronomer Koichi Itagaki on May 19.

Astronomers share photo of new supernova shining brightly in Pinwheel Galaxy

A supermassive black hole was found by astronomers at the heart of an ancient galaxy which is five times bigger than the expected size, on the basis of the number of stars it contains.

Astronomers discover supermassive black hole at the heart of ancient galaxy

Scientists for the first time, witnessed a star gulping down a whole planet, giving them a glimpse of how the Earth may reach its end after billions of years when the sun runs out of fuel.

Sun-like star swallows entire planet, gives glimpse of Earth’s fate to astronomers

The existence of human life on Earth is under siege by a new terrifying threat. Astronomers have confirmed a new danger to the Earth. Beyond the control of humans, this threat is likely to reach us from deep space. Astronomers using the Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes have identified a dangerous phase. X-rays which are generated by the explosion of stars can affect life on planets 100 light-years away. This also includes our planet, Earth.

Will exploding stars trigger an extinction-level event on Earth?

A new threat to life on the planet Earth has been identified by astronomers that may reach from deep space and will be beyond the control of humans. The Chandra X-ray Observatory as well as other telescopes were used by astronomers to identify the phase when the X-rays which are generated by the explosion of stars can actually affect life on planets which are 100 light-years away, including Earth.

A doomsday in offing? Astronomers detect new threat to life on Earth which may lead to extinction-level event

Astronomers have discovered repeating radio signals from an Earth-like exoplanet as well as from the star that it is orbiting situated at a distance of 12 light-years from Earth, which they believe hints at the existence of life on the exoplanet.

Radio signals from alien planet hint at existence of life, astronomers say

James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been sending a flood of information and images since it became operational last year. We had good ol' Hubble Space Telescope faithfully revolving around Earth of course.

James Webb telescope clicks four most distant galaxies ever seen by astronomers

Imagine hot, boiling plasma rising into the sky, going as tall as the size of 14 Earths put together and then falling back, with each blog the size of our Earth! This is what recently happened on the sun, sending astronomers, even amateurs, and astrophotographers scurrying to witness the awe-striking occurrence.

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In a new discovery, astronomers spotted 12 new moons around Jupiter, as the total count of the number of its satellites reached a record-breaking 92. With this, Jupiter became the planet with the highest number of moons in our solar system.

Astronomers spot 12 new moons of Jupiter, taking total to 92, surpassing Saturn in lunar tally

The brightest flash of light ever seen has been witnessed from an event that occurred 2.4 billion light years from Earth. Astronomers believe the event was likely triggered by the formation of a black hole.

Brightest flash of light, believed to be from birth of a black hole, enchants astronomers

A mysterious strobe of lights that was spotted in 1995 sparking UFO rumours turned to be that of celestial bodies, astronomers have claimed. The 1995 eerie incident happened when two American pilots flying the American West flight 564 from Dallas, Texas, to Las Vegas claimed to have a close encounter with a 'UFO'.

1995 UFO sighting in US was actually of celestial bodies, claim astronomers

Are we alone in this vast cosmos? if not, then how and when would we contact an extraterrestrial being. Given the vastness of the universe, there is little doubt that there are indeed other intelligent life forms out there but perhaps they also might be asking the same questions how to contact other civilizations.

Reaching out to the aliens: Astronomers to relay message in space

In Pics: NASA shares amazing pictures of 22 black holes in Milky way

In space, a powerful radiowave laser has been found by astronomers. This one-of-a-kind laser is known as megamaser. It has been observed at around 5 billion light-years away from Earth, which is the most distant ever.

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