Astronomers Solve Betelgeuse’s 6-Year Dimming Mystery by Spotting Secret Companion Star
For the first time, astronomers have directly imaged a long theorised companion star orbiting Betelgeuse, the red supergiant famed for…
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Indian Scientists Unravel the Mystery Behind Rare Aurora Over Ladakh
In a village in Ladakh, there was experienced an eruption in the sky which turned the sky into red and…
Meteor Strike May Have Triggered Massive Grand Canyon Landslide 56,000 Years Ago
A meteorite impact in northern Arizona may have caused a massive landslide in the Grand Canyon about 56,000 years ago,…
Gemini North Telescope Spots Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System
A rare interstellar object has been spotted in our solar system, making it the second known object to cross over…
Gravitational Waves Reveal Most Massive Black Hole Merger Ever Observed
Delivering a fresh jolt to a field recently rocked by controversy, astrophysicists have discovered the most massive collision yet of…
ESO Captures Clear Images of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Using VLT
In early July 2025, astronomers announced comet 3I/ATLAS, first observed on July 1 by a Chilean telescope in NASA’s ATLAS…
Earth’s Spin to Speed Up Briefly, Causing Shorter Days This Summer
Reports indicate that for three days this summer – July 9, July 22 and August 5 – Earth’s rotation will…
James Webb Telescope Spots Rare ‘Cosmic Owl’ Formed by Colliding Galaxies
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has captured the “Cosmic Owl,” a startling owl-faced pair of colliding ring galaxies. This double-ring…
New Interstellar Object 3I/ATLAS Could Reveal Secrets of Distant Worlds
The entry of a third known object into our solar system has been confirmed on July 1, 2025 by the…
Scientists Say Dark Matter Could Turn Failed Stars Into ‘Dark Dwarfs’
Astronomers now propose that “failed stars” known as brown dwarfs could be powered by dark matter. Dark matter makes up…