Tag: astronomy news
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Closest view of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS captured by Mars orbiter
New milestone in interstellar exploration The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the closest images yet of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured during its pass by Mars on October 3. The images were taken by ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO), with Mars Express contributing observations that, together, provide a unique glimpse of the mysterious visitor…
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Asteroid Surprises Scientists: It Passes Closer Than Satellites Over Antarctica
Rare Close Approach Shocks Scientists An unexpected celestial visitor recently astonished astronomers by skimming closer to Earth than some of our most familiar orbiting assets, including satellites, as it passed over Antarctica. While such events are not unheard of in the vastness of space, observing an asteroid with a trajectory that brought it within a…
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Harvest Moon 2025: The First Supermoon of the Year Lights Up the Sky Tomorrow
Introduction: A celestial event to watch tomorrow The night sky will offer a dazzling display tomorrow, October 6, as the first supermoon of 2025 graces the darkened horizon. Known in the Northern Hemisphere as the Harvest Moon, this full moon signals the closing of the harvest season and has a long history of guiding farmers…
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Planet Y: The Hidden World Stirring Up the Solar System’s Edges
What is Planet Y? A new line of inquiry in planetary science centers on a potential “hidden” planet in the far reaches of our solar system. Scientists refer to this hypothetical world as Planet Y. While it has not been directly observed, researchers say unusual tilts and inclinations in the orbits of about 50 distant…
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Planet Y: New Clues for a Hidden World Beyond Neptune
Background: Why Planet Y Matters Planet Y is not a direct discovery but a compelling puzzle in the outer reaches of our solar system. Researchers have pointed to slight but persistent tilts in the orbits of distant Kuiper Belt objects—the icy bodies that lie beyond Neptune—as a clue that something unseen may be tugging on…
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Planet Y: New Clues to a Hidden World Beyond Neptune
Introduction: A Puzzle Beyond Neptune Planeta Y is not yet a confirmed planet, but a carefully argued clue in a long-running debate about the solar system’s outer reaches. The idea rests on subtle tilts in the orbits of distant icy bodies beyond Neptune, within the Kuiper Belt, where new observations are hard-won and easy to…
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JWST Captures Auroras on a Rogue World: SIMP-0136
JWST Sheds Light on SIMP-0136, a Rogue World The James Webb Space Telescope is offering a striking new look at SIMP-0136, a distant sunless world that glows with auroras brighter than Earth’s northern lights. Located roughly 20 light-years away, this object isn’t a planet in the traditional sense and isn’t a full-fledged star either. SIMP-0136…
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James Webb Space Telescope Captures Auroras on a Rogue World
Discovery: Auroras Brighten a Rogue World The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has unveiled a striking phenomenon on SIMP-0136, a distant world that roams interstellar space without a parent star. Located roughly 20 light-years away, SIMP-0136 is about 200 million years old and is best described as a brown dwarf — a celestial object perched…
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JWST Captures Auroras on a Rogue World SIMP-0136
JWST Delivers a New View of SIMP-0136 The James Webb Space Telescope has offered astronomers a rare look at SIMP-0136, a rogue world that drifts through interstellar space without a parent star. About 20 light-years away, this object is roughly 200 million years old and sits in a curious middle ground between a brown dwarf…
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Since 60 Years: What Is a Quasi-Moon and Why It Silently Orbits Earth
What is a quasi-moon? A quasi-moon is a curious kind of space object that shares a path with Earth around the Sun but does not orbit Earth in the way the Moon does. Instead of being permanently bound by Earth’s gravity, a quasi-moon follows a route that closely tracks our planet’s journey around the Sun.…