THE TRUTH ABOUT: Hubble | History Defined

A hidden magnetic force from the early universe may finally explain the Hubble tension and why cosmic expansion doesn’t add up

Recent research investigates the role of primordial magnetic fields in the discrepancy of the Hubble constant values. Measurements of the cosmic microwave background suggest an expansion rate close to 67 km/s/Mpc. In contrast, observations from nearby objects indicate a higher rate of about 73 km/s/Mpc. The findings propose that these…

The Economic Times · 9h ago

In 2019, 11,482 Hubble Asteroid Hunter volunteers helped train an AI that scanned 37,000 Hubble images; the combined effort uncovered 1,701 asteroid trails, including 1,031 unknown objects

Citizen scientists helped astronomers find over one thousand new asteroids. These faint objects were previously missed by earlier surveys and computers. The Hubble Asteroid Hunter project utilized over eleven thousand volunteers worldwide. Their contributions trained an AI model to process many more images efficiently. This discovery offers insights into the…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

Saturn south pole decagon: NASA Hubble detects mysterious 10-sided pattern forming around planet

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a giant 10-sided atmospheric wave developing around Saturn’s south pole. Unlike the planet’s long-lived northern hexagon, the newly identified structure appears to be strengthening and was traced in Hubble observations dating back to 2023. Scientists are studying its formation, lifespan and atmospheric behaviour through…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Chance gaze at old Hubble Telescope image leads to discovery that could reveal dark matter's secrets

On a morning train commute, this former scientist found a stellar surprise in an old Hubble image.

Space · Aug 26

NASA's Roman Space Telescope will reveal the universe in a way the JWST and Hubble cannot

"The images it captures will be so large there is not a screen in existence large enough to show them."

Space · Aug 25

NASA's $30 Million Bid To Save Ageing Swift Observatory Called off After Rescue Craft Suffers Control Problems

NASA and Katalyst Space Technologies have abandoned their mission to salvage the Swift Observatory due to severe control anomalies, leaving the telescope facing destruction as it continues to lose altitude.

International Business Times UK · Aug 19

Quote of the day by Tom Hanks: "It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like..." The Interstellar actor’s powerful take on science, wonder, imagination and the mysteries of the universe

The quote of the day by Tom Hanks beautifully captures the connection between science, imagination and human wonder. In this inspiring quote by Tom Hanks, he says, “It's always a combination of physics and poetry that I find inspiring. It's hard to wrap your head around things like the Hubble…

The Economic Times · Aug 10

'It's going to do things that currently are impossible': The Roman Space Telescope, NASA's next great observatory, is ready to launch Aug. 30

NASA's Roman Space Telescope is ready to launch on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket on Aug. 30. It'll map the entire sky like never before.

Space · Jul 29

Hubble telescope watches unique nova explosion fire cosmic 'bullets' through the Milky Way at 20 million mph

Using Hubble, astronomers have discovered that the only known "helium nova" in the Milky Way is riddling our galaxy with cosmic bullets travelling at 20 million mph.

Space · Jul 24

The 1st of 10,000 'missing' black holes in the Omega Centauri star cluster has been found by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes

The first of 10,000 missing black holes in the Omega Centauri globular cluster has been found thanks to teamwork by the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

Space · Jul 14