Telescope

July 28, 2026

Jodrell Bank Observatory Faces 2028 Closure Over Funding Cuts – Scientists Call It Devastating

Jodrell Bank Observatory, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and landmark of British astronomy research, is at risk of closure by April 1, 2028 when a major funding source ends, threatening thousands of

Hubble Space Telescope image of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS showing a bright blue-white nucleus surrounded by a diffuse teardrop-shaped coma against a dark background with streaked stars appearing as short blue lines due to the telescope tracking the fast-moving comet.

Astronomy·Science·Space

3I/ATLAS: JWST Shows CO₂/H₂O 7.6:1 And Rapid r⁻7.5 Brightening Near Perihelion

Interstellar Visitor 3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1): Facts, Path & How To See It Confirmed interstellar comet discovered by the ATLAS survey in Chile on July 1, 2025; perihelion on Oct 29, 2025 (~1.36–1.4 AU), and closest to Earth on Dec 19,

November 3, 2025

Distant Star’s 97% Dimming Solved: Massive Dust Disk to Blame

Astronomy·Space

A star located about 3,000 light-years away from Earth did something remarkable between late 2024 and early 2025 – it dimmed by a staggering

Webb Telescope Exposes 400,000°F Star in Butterfly Nebula

Astronomy·Discovery·News·Science

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured stunning new images of the Butterfly Nebula, revealing hidden details that could help explain how Earth-like planets

Solar surface close-up showing bright active region with flares and prominences

Astronomy·News·Space

Scientists Map Mysterious “Interstellar Tunnel” Near Solar System

Scientists have found a mysterious “interstellar tunnel” that links our solar system to far-off star regions, showing that space isn’t the empty void many people imagine. A team at Germany’s Max Planck

Karmactive Team

August 17, 2025

Artist’s concept illustration showing a lineup of hypothetical Earth-like exoplanets orbiting a Sun-like star, placed closely together in space.

Science·Space

Colorado Researchers Lead Tech Development for NASA’s Powerful Planet-Hunting Space Telescope

The initiative builds upon LASP’s earlier contributions to the Large Ultraviolet Optical Infrared Surveyor (LUVOIR) concept. Among university institutions, only LASP headed the design of a LUVOIR instrument, creating the LUVOIR Ultraviolet

Karmactive Team

August 7, 2025

News·Space

Webb Telescope Makes History by Directly Imaging Its First Alien Planet

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has reached another milestone by directly capturing an image of its first newly discovered planet outside our solar system. The planet, named TWA 7b, is also

Karmactive Team

July 3, 2025

News·Space

Massive Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Racing Through Solar System at 130,000 MPH

A rare cosmic traveler from beyond our solar system is currently speeding through our cosmic neighborhood. Named 3I/ATLAS (also known as C/2025 N1), this comet is only the third confirmed interstellar object

Karmactive Team

July 3, 2025

Mars’ Moon Phobos Photo Source: NASA Goddard Space (CC BY 2.0)

Astronomy·News

Mars and Regulus Create Rare 0.75-Degree Red-Blue Sky Pairing June 16-17 at Identical Magnitude +1.4

Mars will create a stunning sky pairing with the bright star Regulus this month, offering stargazers a rare color contrast visible to the naked eye. On June 16-17, the red planet will

Govind Tekale

June 15, 2025

Astronomy·News

Strawberry Moon 2025: Lowest Full Moon in 18 Years Set for June 10-11 with Rare Optical Illusion

The full moon of June, known as the Strawberry Moon, will illuminate our night skies on June 11, 2025. This celestial event carries special significance this year as it will be the

Govind Tekale

June 4, 2025

Astronomy·News·Space

Hubble Captures Million-Solar-Mass Wandering Black Hole 2,600 Light-Years from Galaxy Center Devouring Star

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has spotted something extraordinary: a massive black hole wandering away from its galaxy’s center, caught in the act of tearing apart an unfortunate star. This discovery marks a

Rahul Somvanshi

May 11, 2025

Sky chart showing constellation Corona Borealis with the location where nova "T CrB" is predicted to appear. The view depicts the constellation with the nova occurring, indicated by an arrow.

Astronomy·News

T Coronae Borealis Blaze Star Set for Rare 2025 Nova Eruption Visible to Naked Eye After 80 Years

Astronomers are eagerly watching for a celestial light show that happens only once every 80 years. The star T Coronae Borealis, nicknamed the “Blaze Star,” is expected to suddenly brighten between March

Karmactive Staff

May 7, 2025

News·Space

New Solar Instrument Reveals Sun at 6.2 Mile Scale After 15 Years Development

The Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope on Maui, Hawaii has received a major upgrade. The world’s largest solar telescope now boasts a new instrument called the Visible Tunable Filtergraph (VTF), which recently

Rahul Somvanshi

May 1, 2025

Space

NASA’s Pandora Telescope Launching on SpaceX to Scan 20 Exoplanets for Water in 24-Hour Cycles

NASA has named SpaceX to launch its newest space telescope, Pandora, marking a significant step forward in the study of distant worlds. The charge, set to launch as soon as September, will

Karmactive Staff

February 15, 2025

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