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Satellites trace a triangle above Gemini North Telescope | Space photo of the day for June 30, 2025

The satellites were seen in the night skies near the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii.

Space · Jun 30, 2025

Milky Way arcs over Kitt Peak National Observatory | Space photo of the day for June 16, 2025

The view of our home galaxy lit up the night sky at the U.S. National Science Foundation's Kitt Peak National Observatory in Arizona.

Space · Jun 16, 2025

Weird repeating nova explosion is one of the hottest blasts ever seen

Researchers conducted the first-ever near-infrared analysis of an extragalactic recurrent nova and found it is one of the hottest nova explosions ever discovered.

LiveScience · Apr 18, 2025

Monster Radio Jet Twice The Width Of The Milky Way Discovered: 'This Object Is So Extreme'

It spans 200,000 light years and was formed when the universe was only 1.2 billion years old.

International Business Times · Feb 7, 2025

Scientists discover largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe — its twice as long as our galaxy

Using the Gemini North telescope, astronomers have detected the largest black hole jet ever seen in the early universe. It's twice as long as the Milky Way.

Space · Feb 6, 2025

Webb Telescope Discovered An Ancient Black Hole With A Voracious Appetite

In a study published Monday, astronomers describe a furiously-feasting black hole from the dawn of the universe.

Inverse · Nov 5, 2024

Space photo of the week: See the gorgeous Rosette Nebula — before it destroys itself

The Dark Energy Camera imaged the Rosette Nebula, capturing a kaleidoscope of color created by the star cluster born within it.

LiveScience · Oct 13, 2024

Exoplanet with weird orbit is transforming into a hot Jupiter before our eyes

Astronomers may have solved the mystery of how hot Jupiter exoplanets are born, finding a gas giant with a weird orbit in the process of transforming into just such a world.

Space · Jul 17, 2024

Space photo of the week: 'God's Hand' leaves astronomers scratching their heads

A new space photo captures "God's Hand", a cometary globule in the Gum Nebula, where stars are being born.

LiveScience · May 12, 2024

Gemini South Telescope in Chile to run solely on clean energy by 2027

NOIRLab says it's on track to halve its planet-warming emissions by the end of 2027.

Space · Nov 28, 2023