May 2025 Skywatching Tips: What to See in the Night Sky If you’re looking for the best May 2025 skywatching tips, you’re in for a treat. This month, skywatchers can expect a brilliant meteor shower, a potential nova explosion, and spectacular planetary alignments. Whether you’re an amateur astronomer or simply enjoy looking at the stars, … Read more
Introduction In the realm of cosmic wonders, few phenomena are as extreme and enigmatic as the powerful jets emitted by blazars—active galaxies with supermassive black holes at their cores. Among these, BL Lacertae (BL Lac) stands out as a unique cosmic laboratory. A recent breakthrough by NASA’s Imaging X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) has finally resolved … Read more
🌌 Introduction: Messier 72 Shines Again in Hubble’s Ultraviolet Gaze As part of the European Space Agency and NASA’s celebration of Hubble Space Telescope’s 35th anniversary, astronomers have turned their focus back to one of the most remote entries in the Messier catalog — Messier 72. This glittering globular cluster has been newly imaged using … Read more
Introduction: The Enigma of ‘Skull Hill’ Rock on Mars Last week, NASA’s Mars 2020 rover Perseverance made an intriguing stop during its descent down lower ‘Witch Hazel Hill’, situated on the rim of Jezero Crater. This pause was prompted by the discovery of a striking rock formation that the mission team has dubbed ‘Skull Hill’. … Read more
Introduction An Ocean Away: Locating the Squid Galaxy From Comet Imposter to Island Universe: A Historical Perspective Earning its Tentacles: The Modern “Squid Galaxy” A Galaxy with a Hidden Engine: The Active Heart of M77 Hubble’s Renewed Vision: Seeing the Squid Anew The Hubble Space Telescope has observed Messier 77 before, with a notable image … Read more
Mars Missing Carbonates: The Long-Standing Puzzle Billions of years ago, Mars is believed to have had a warm and wet climate with a thick CO₂ atmosphere. This carbon dioxide should have reacted with water and rocks on the surface to form carbonate minerals. These carbonates would have locked away CO₂, providing clues about Mars’ atmospheric … Read more