What’s a ‘black moon’? Here’s why it’s worth looking up at the sky this week
There’s been a lot of buzz online about the August “black moon”, happening later this week….
The most powerful tool in an astronomer’s arsenal is a lens – but not the kind you might think
Astronomers are living in a golden age of bigger and better telescopes. But even our most…
A strange bright burst in space baffled astronomers for more than a year. Now, they’ve solved the mystery
Around midday on June 13 last year, my colleagues and I were scanning the skies when…
New giant telescope shows spectacular views of star-forming regions and distant galaxies | DW News
The most-powerful digital camera ever built has released its first images of the universe. More than…
Simulations find ghostly whirls of dark matter trailing galaxy arms
“Basically what you do is you set up a bunch of particles that represent things like…