space discovery

James Webb Telescope Reveals Stunning Newborn Star in Space

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has once again amazed astronomers with a breathtaking image of a newborn star hiding in a cosmic cloud. This incredible discovery was named “Picture of the Month” by the European Space Agency in February. Located about 450 light-years away in the Taurus constellation, this young star, called HH 30,…
Why Is Mars So Red? New Research Reveals a Surprising Answer

Mars, the Red Planet, has been a mystery for ages. Its bright red color in the night sky has always caught our attention. Turns out, this color comes from iron in Martian rocks. But scientists recently discovered something even more fascinating about where that red dust actually comes from! The Secret Behind Mars’ Red Color…
Astronomers Map the Surprising Layers of an Ultra-Hot Alien Planet

Astronomers have just mapped the 3D structure of an alien planet’s atmosphere for the first time, revealing some surprising details about the planet WASP-121b, also known as Tylos. This planet is what’s called an “ultra-hot Jupiter” — a massive gas planet that orbits incredibly close to its star, making it super hot. WASP-121b’s atmosphere is…
James Webb Telescope Captures Mysterious Flares Near the Milky Way’s Giant Black Hole

Scientists have observed strange activity in Sagittarius A* (Sgr A), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Sgr A, located about 26,000 light-years from Earth and weighing four million times the mass of the Sun, constantly emits mysterious flares that are not yet…
Deep-Sea Telescope Detects Ultra-Energetic Neutrino

The world of science is buzzing with excitement over an extraordinary discovery! On February 13, 2023, a super high-energy neutrino—estimated at 220 PeV (220 million billion electron volts)—was detected by the KM3NeT neutrino telescope deep under the sea. This is the first detection of its kind, proving that such high-energy neutrinos exist in the universe.…
Einstein Was Right! Euclid Discovers Perfect Einstein Ring

Astronomers from the European Space Agency (ESA) have just captured a rare cosmic sight! Using the Euclid telescope, they managed to observe a phenomenon known as the “Einstein Ring” with unprecedented clarity. What’s even more exciting is that this discovery happened purely by chance while they were conducting initial tests on the telescope. What is…
Quipu: The Largest Structure in the Universe Ever Found

Astronomers have just discovered the largest known structure in the universe! Named Quipu, this massive structure stretches across 1.4 billion light-years. What’s inside? Nearly 70 superclusters of galaxies, with a total mass hundreds of thousands of times larger than the Milky Way. What is Quipu? Imagine Quipu as a giant cosmic highway network, where galaxies…
Scientists Discover the Longest Black Hole Jet in the Early Universe

Astronomers have just found something amazing in the early universe: a gigantic jet shot out by a black hole, and it’s twice as long as our Milky Way galaxy! This jet stretches an incredible 200,000 light-years, even though it comes from a black hole that isn’t actually that big for a quasar. A Super-Long Jet…