Omega Centauri is the largest and finest star cluster visible to the eye alone from the Northern Hemisphere. Binoculars or a telescope show even more. A dark sky is best! Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/spica-guide-to-omega-centauri…
Tag: Milky Way Galaxy
Universe’s 1st type of molecule found at last
Scientists have detected the 1st type of molecule that ever formed in the universe – a combination of helium and hydrogen called helium hydride – in a planetary nebula near the constellation Cygnus. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/universe-1st-type-molecule-found-helium-hydride…
The Coma Cluster of galaxies
The Coma Cluster is one of the richest galaxy clusters known. How many suns and how many worlds might be located in this direction of space? Source: https://earthsky.org/clusters-nebulae-galaxies/the-coma-berenices-galaxy-cluster…
Jumbo exoplanet discovered in double system with a dead star
The giant exoplanet – 13 times more massive than Jupiter – is the first yet found that orbits a binary star system in which 1 of the 2 stars is dead. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/exoplanet-13x-bigger-than-jupiter…
What Is a Black Hole? Here’s Our Guide for Earthlings
Welcome to the place of no return — a region in space where the gravitational pull is so strong that not even light can escape it. This is a black hole. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/10/science/what-is-black-hole.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
Expected Soon: First-Ever Photo of a Black Hole
Have astronomers finally recorded an image of a black hole? The world will know on Wednesday. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/08/science/black-hole-photo.html?partner=rss&emc=rss…