NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has captured a high-resolution image of Centaurus A, a galaxy located 11 million light-years from Earth. The observation, marking the fourth anniversary of the telescope’s mission, reveals new details of a galactic merger that occurred 2 billion years ago, including the mechanics of its supermassive black hole and ongoing … Read more
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has officially started the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), a 10-year effort to create the most detailed and comprehensive record of the universe’s history. Using the world’s largest digital camera, the project aims to map potentially billions of galaxies, find asteroids, and analyze the solar system … Read more
Emergency services are currently investigating six unidentified objects discovered on Forrest Beach near Ingham in north Queensland, following reports of suspected space debris washing ashore over the weekend. The Queensland Fire Department and Queensland Police Service have secured the materials in hazardous material drums, while the Australian Space Agency works to identify the origin of … Read more
The rapid expansion of satellite mega-constellations is threatening the viability of ground-based astronomy, according to data from the European Southern Observatory (ESO). While private companies aim to improve global internet connectivity, projections indicate that these orbital networks could obstruct up to 28% of the view for high-powered telescopes, prompting calls for an international cap on … Read more
A three-armed spacecraft named Link, developed by Katalyst Space Technologies, launched from the Marshall Islands on Saturday to perform an orbital rescue of NASA’s Swift Observatory. The mission, valued at US$30 million, aims to boost the aging telescope’s altitude to prevent its atmospheric reentry, which is currently projected for October due to increased solar storm … Read more
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory’s Decade-Long Mission to Map the Southern Sky The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile has launched a 10-year project to map the southern night sky using the world’s largest digital camera, according to Phil Marshall, Deputy Director of Operations at the NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory. The camera, perched atop … Read more
Amazon has deployed 396 satellites into low-Earth orbit for its Project Kuiper internet service, reaching the threshold required to provide continuous connectivity across its initial target latitudes. According to Chris Weber, the company’s VP of business and product, this milestone keeps the firm on track for a mid-2026 commercial launch. The effort positions Amazon as … Read more
Astronomers have identified a new millisecond pulsar, designated PSR J0125−5854, using the Murchison Widefield Array (MWA). The pulsar, which exhibits a rotation period of 24.6 milliseconds, is located between 1,600 and 3,200 light-years from Earth and is believed to exist within a binary system alongside a white dwarf star. What is a millisecond pulsar? Pulsars … Read more
The Strawberry Moon, June’s annual full moon and the first of the summer season, will reach peak illumination at 7:57 p.m. EDT this Monday. According to Space.com, the celestial event occurs as the moon sits at its lowest point in the Northern Hemisphere sky, creating a distinct visual phenomenon where the lunar body may appear … Read more
The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Euclid space telescope has captured the largest and most detailed visible-light image ever obtained of the Milky Way’s galactic bulge. According to an ESA press release, the mosaic contains over 60 million individual stars. This data serves as a critical reference archive for future exoplanet research, allowing scientists to measure … Read more