Astronomy Now – Page 8 – Astronomy Now

Water, water everywhere, including the icy moons of Uranus

10 May 2023 Astronomy Now

A re-analysis of Voyager data, along with computer modelling, suggests four of Uranus’ moons may harbour oceans beneath their icy crusts.

A luminous Seyfert galaxy and its active black hole-driven nucleus

10 May 2023 Astronomy Now

The Hubble Space Telescope captures a textbook example of a luminous Seyfert galaxy and its active galactic nucleus along with details of the galaxy’s structure.

Webb finds more debris rings around Fomalhaut suggesting unseen planets

9 May 2023 Astronomy Now

Webb telescope discovers nested rings of debris around the hot young star Fomalhaut, an apparent indicator of unseen planets amid the chaos of their formation.

Rubin Observatory reaches major construction milestone

8 May 2023 Astronomy Now

Rubin Observatory telescope structure ready for integrated tests with replica 8.4-metre mirror and mock instruments in major milestone.

A spectacular tapestry marks the death throes of a massive star

8 May 2023 Astronomy Now

The brightest supernova remnant in the Large Magellanic Cloud provides a stunning target for the Hubble Space Telescope’s super-sharp vision.

‘Death star’ caught in the act of devouring one of its own

4 May 2023 Astronomy Now

For the first time, astronomers catch an aging star in the act of devouring one of its own, brightening as it consumed a Jupiter-size world

Webb serves up baby pictures of galaxy cluster in infant cosmos

4 May 2023 Astronomy Now

In another startling discovery, the James Webb telescope has confirmed a galaxy cluster shining just 650 million years after the Big Bang.

ESA works to free jammed radar boom on Jupiter-bound Juice probe

29 April 2023 Astronomy Now

A stuck radar boom threatens a critical element of the Juice mission, but engineers optimistic about a fix.

UAE’s ‘Hope’ probe begins close encounters with martian moon Deimos

24 April 2023 Astronomy Now

The United Arab Emirates “Hope” probe is now making repeated close flybys of the martian moon Deimos – and snapping spectacular pictures.

Balloon-borne telescope captures Tarantula Nebula in first research images

21 April 2023 Astronomy Now

A small telescope operating in the near-space environment brings sharp vision and a wide field of view to the search for subtle signs of dark matter.