You would be forgiven in thinking that you can see the whole of the Moon

You would be forgiven in thinking that you can see the whole of the Moon
The remarkable detail reveals the individual astronomical objects that make up the celestial bird, as well as the finer features within them
We take a look at how these filters can be a saviour for astronomers battling light pollution
The research has thrown a wrench into what we know about how galaxies form
The system resides in spiral galaxy NGC 7674, which is located about 400 million light years from Earth
These winds spewing from these exotic objects can heat up and cool down in the span of just a few hours
The finding was made after recent analysis of data for millions of stars from the Gaia space mission
A supernova is challenging astronomers’ models of how exploding stars distribute their elements
Astronomers and geoscientists have joined forces using data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to find out what makes a rocky planet Earth-like
“Now we can do real astrophysical analysis on the burst source and the galaxy that harbours it,” says James Cordes of Cornell University
NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and other telescopes reveal that a recently discovered galaxy is undergoing an extraordinary boom of stellar construction
The instrument, afixed to the Subaru Telescope and dubbed CHARIS, allows astronomers to isolate light from planets larger than Jupiter
Sharp new observations have revealed striking features in planet-forming regions around young stars
The search for an unseen world far, far beyond Neptune’s orbit has become clearer
Researchers who were previously involved in the discovery of a ringed alien world have now calculated that the giant rings may persist more than 100,000 years
Activity on the Red Planet could soon become more predictable – which would be a boon for future Martian astronauts
The true nature of a rare object in the distant universe has been revealed
The sharpest, most detailed observations of a comet breaking apart 67 million miles from Earth has been captured
A major revision is required in our understanding of our galaxy, according to new research
Hot gas in the halo of the Milky Way has led to new information about structures in our universe