April 2, 2021 NASA researchers discover first X-rays from Uranus Astronomers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have detected X-rays from the planet Uranus for the first time.
March 25, 2021 Astronomers capture new polarized view of a black hole Scientists from the international Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) collaboration announced Wednesday that they had been able to map the magnetic fields around a black hole using polarized light waves for the first time, releasing a stunning image of the supermassive object at the center of the Messier 87 (M87) galaxy.
March 12, 2021 Largest asteroid to pass Earth this year will zoom by on March 21 The largest asteroid predicted to pass by Earth this year will reach its closest point on March 21.
March 10, 2021 NASA finds proof of particle jet coming from black hole in early universe Astronomers at NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory have found evidence of a particle jet coming from a supermassive black hole in the early universe.
March 5, 2021 Hubble telescope solves mystery of star's dimming New findings from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have helped astronomers to solve the mystery of why Orion's bright red supergiant Betelgeuse dramatically faded for a period of weeks last year.
March 3, 2021 'Space hurricane' seen in Earth's upper atmosphere for first time For the first time in history, astronomers have detected what they've deemed a "space hurricane" in Earth's upper atmosphere.
March 3, 2021 'God of Chaos' asteroid to pass by Earth this week The asteroid Apophis, nicknamed the "God of Chaos," will pass by Earth on Friday.
January 18, 2021 Harvard physicist makes case on how 'Oumuamu could have been an alien spacecraft A physicist has weighed in on the mystery surrounding the interstellar object 'Oumumua, which flew past Earth back in 2017 at an unusually high speed.
January 4, 2021 First interstellar object discovered was alien technology, Harvard professor claims Despite pushback from some in the scientific community, one researcher at Harvard University is moving forward with the idea that the first interstellar object ever discovered is actually a piece of alien technology.
December 23, 2020 Furthest galaxy ever? Researchers discover 13.4B year-old galaxy in deep space Experts believe they may have discovered the furthest galaxy from Earth, more than 13 billion light-years away from our planet, according to a newly published study.
