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Discovery of a massive 26,700-light-year radio jet in the "Adornment" Galaxy NGC 5938, located 86.7 million light-years away. This rare "Spiral DRAGN" features a unique spiral disk with extensive radio jets, powered by an Active Galactic Nucleus, demonstrating significant synchrotron emission and multi-wavelength confirmations.

Astronomers have found a rare exception: "Araish," a beautiful spiral galaxy hiding a powerful secret.

Radio jets usually belong to massive elliptical galaxies. But astronomers have found a rare exception: "Araish," a beautiful spiral galaxy hiding a powerful secret. DRAGNs (Double Radio-Source Associated with Galactic Nuclei) are typically elliptical galaxies powered by supermassive black holes. Finding one inside a spiral galaxy is incredibly rare.

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Infographic illustrates the stages of galaxy evolution from the ultrabright, star-forming infants appearing 400 million years post-Big Bang, to the dusty "young adult" galaxies—identified as the missing link—1 billion years later, and finally the quiescent "old age" dead galaxies 2 billion years post-Big Bang. Detected using ALMA and JWST, these findings highlight earlier star formation than previously predicted.

Hidden behind curtains of cosmic dust, a population of ancient galaxies has finally been revealed.

Hidden behind curtains of cosmic dust, a population of ancient galaxies has finally been revealed. They challenge our understanding of how the universe grew up. A team of 48 astronomers has discovered 70 faint, dusty galaxies that formed just 1 billion years after the Big Bang. These galaxies were invisible to optical telescopes like Hubble because they are shrouded in thick clouds of dust.

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Illustration exploring the past climate of Mars, showcasing evidence for both cold and icy conditions and a warm and wet era, with focus on the Noachian Epoch. Highlights include chemical fingerprints in clay, rain-driven weathering, and the significance of kaolinite pebbles, suggesting a habitable planet with persistent water presence.

New data from the Perseverance rover challenges the "Cold & Icy" theory, suggesting ancient Mars had heavy rainfall

New data from the Perseverance rover challenges the "Cold & Icy" theory, suggesting ancient Mars was drenched in persistent heavy rainfall for millions of years. Mars today is a frozen desert. But 4 billion years ago, during the Noachian Epoch, it was a very different world. Evidence of river valleys and lake beds is undeniable, but the climate that created them is hotly debated.

Feb 161 min read

Chasing 3I/ATLAS: The Solar Oberth Mission illustrates the challenge of intercepting a fast-moving interstellar object using a Solar Oberth maneuver. The mission aims to launch in 2035, leveraging a perfect planetary alignment for acceleration, demonstrating a feasible 50-year journey with current technology.

3I/ATLAS: An interstellar comet is speeding out of our solar system at 60 km/s.

An interstellar comet is speeding out of our solar system at 60 km/s. We missed the chance to launch directly. But we can still catch it—by diving into the Sun. 3I/ATLAS is the third interstellar object (ISO) ever detected. Like 'Oumuamua and Borisov before it, it's a visitor from another star system.

Feb 161 min read

Dark Matter as a Cosmic Generator: This diagram explores how ultralight dark matter, particularly axions, generates intergalactic magnetic fields through coherent oscillations and pseudo-tachyonic resonance. Occurring approximately 380,000 years post-Big Bang, this process impacts early universe models and contributes to supermassive black hole formation.

The universe is threaded with mysterious, uniform magnetic fields.

The universe is threaded with mysterious, uniform magnetic fields. A new theory suggests they were spun into existence by "ultralight" Dark Matter. Tiny, highly uniform magnetic fields pervade the entire universe, even in the empty voids between galaxies. Their origin has been a mystery for decades. Did they form during the violent Big Bang, or later?

Feb 161 min read

Solving the Hubble Tension: The Power of Primordial Magnetism explores how ancient magnetic fields may reconcile conflicting measurements of the universe's expansion rate by influencing the formation of hydrogen and altering cosmic microwave background patterns.

Ancient magnetic fields from the dawn of time might finally solve the "Hubble Tension."

The universe is expanding, but our measurements don't agree on how fast. Ancient magnetic fields from the dawn of time might finally solve the "Hubble Tension." Cosmology is in crisis. When we measure the expansion of the universe using the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) (the afterglow of the Big Bang), we get one number: 67 km/s/Mpc.

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This infographic explores how Utah's Crystal and Champagne Geysers serve as terrestrial analogs for studying subsurface reservoirs and eruptive energy on icy moons, aiding future space missions like Europa Clipper and Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer.

How bubbly geysers in the Utah desert are helping NASA prepare for the icy plumes of Europa and Enceladus.

How bubbly geysers in the Utah desert are helping NASA prepare for the icy plumes of Europa and Enceladus. In the arid landscape of Green River, Utah, cold water bubbles and sprays from the ground. These aren't powered by volcanic heat like Yellowstone's geysers. They are Cold-Water Geysers, driven by carbon dioxide saturation—essentially giant, natural soda bottles.

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18 Years of Insights into Pulsar PSR J1906+0746 - Global observations reveal a complex relativistic binary system and potential triple system, featuring a pulsar, a companion star, and evidence of a mysterious planet-like object.

The binary pulsar J1906+0746 is revealing the secrets of gravity.

Two compact objects locked in a 4-hour dance. A hidden planet. A glitch in the spin. The binary pulsar J1906+0746 is revealing the secrets of gravity. PSR J1906+0746 is extreme. Discovered in 2004, it spins every 144 milliseconds and whips around its companion in just under 4 hours.

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Discovering a cosmic clock near the Milky Way's core, researchers have identified an 8.19-millisecond pulsar candidate by Sagittarius A*, offering a unique chance to test Einstein's General Relativity. This "cosmic lighthouse" provides insights into extreme gravity's effect on space-time, with groundbreaking detections from the Breakthrough Listen Galactic Center Survey.

Researchers have found a candidate millisecond pulsar near the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's center

Researchers have found a candidate millisecond pulsar near the supermassive black hole at our galaxy's center—a potential "cosmic clock" to test Einstein's theories.Deep in the chaotic center of the Milky Way lies Sagittarius A* (Sgr A*), a black hole 4 million times the mass of our sun. Finding a pulsar near this monster has been a holy grail for astronomers.

Feb 111 min read

Astronomers capture a groundbreaking event as a black hole devours a white dwarf, reaching a peak luminosity of $3 \times 10^{49}$ erg/s. Detected by the Einstein Probe, this phenomenon provides key insights into intermediate-mass black holes, with a dramatic 20-day transition from high to low-energy states. Occurring on the galaxy's remote outskirts, this tidal disruption showcases unique cosmic interactions.

A China-led space telescope has captured an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart a white dwarf star.

A China-led space telescope has captured a rare cosmic meal: an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart a white dwarf star.On July 2, 2025, the Einstein Probe (EP) detected a flash so bright it defied explanation. It wasn't a standard gamma-ray burst. The X-ray signal appeared before the explosion, flared to immense brightness, and then vanished in just 20 days.

Feb 111 min read

"Exploring the Early Universe: Rapid Formation of Galaxies Unveils Cosmic Mysteries. Just 1.4 billion years post-Big Bang, massive elliptical galaxies emerged, challenging traditional models. The infographic highlights a rapid assembly process and compares the high star formation rate and swift assembly of protocluster SPT2349-56 with our modern Milky Way."

How did massive galaxies exist just after the Big Bang?

How did massive galaxies exist just after the Big Bang? New research reveals they didn't grow slowly—they exploded into existence. For two decades, astronomers have been puzzled by a timeline problem. Massive, "old" elliptical galaxies were found existing just 1.4 billion years after the Big Bang. According to standard models, they shouldn't have had time to grow that big.

Feb 111 min read

Exploring the Cosmic Age Paradox: The infographic highlights the intriguing question of whether galaxies could be older than the universe itself. It features the case study of galaxy JADES-1050323, suggesting a statistical anomaly in age estimation that challenges the standard Lambda-CDM model. The findings, derived from observations at redshift 7.3, indicate galaxies may have formed too fast, potentially invalidating current cosmological models.

The James Webb Space Telescope has found galaxies that appear to be older than the universe itself.

The James Webb Space Telescope has found galaxies that appear to be older than the universe itself. Is the standard Big Bang model broken? The standard model of cosmology (Lambda-CDM) says the universe is 13.8 billion years old. When we look deep into space, we look back in time. At high redshifts ($z$), the universe should be very young.

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