• Alien Earths Abound: How Starlight Uncovered a Universe of Hidden Worlds

    By : Keerthana S, uper-Earths—rocky planets larger than Earth—are far more common than once believed, according to a landmark microlensing study using the Korea Microlensing Telescope Network (KMTNet). This discovery sheds new light on the diversity and distribution of planets in our galaxy Using rare cosmic alignments, astronomers observed subtle light distortions caused by......

  • NASA's Juno Reveals Fiery Lava Lakes on Io and Cyclonic Turmoil on Jupiter

    By : Keerthana S, Juno’s latest findings have provided a deeper look into Jupiter’s turbulent atmosphere and Io’s volcanic activity.The spacecraft detected warm lava flows beneath Io’s crust, revealing how heat radiates across its surface. Meanwhile, Juno’s radio signals exposed.....

  • Planet Found Orbiting a Star Escaping the Galaxy At 1.2 million MPH

    By : Keerthana S, In 2011, astronomers detected an unusual pair of celestial objects—a small star and its massive companion—using a brief light distortion. What they discovered is far stranger than anticipated. NASA scientists have identified what seems to be the first-ever super-Neptune exoplanet orbiting a hypervelocity star, one traveling through space at an astonishing speed......

  • This Massive Telescope Fires Lasers into Space – and It’s Incredible

    By : Keerthana S, At the Paranal Observatory, the UT4 telescope doesn’t just observe the stars—it creates its own using powerful lasers to counteract atmospheric turbulence. Equipped with an advanced adaptive optics system, UT4 produces exceptionally sharp ground-based images that rival those captured in space......

  • Webb Spots The 'Torch Dragon'-A Galaxy That Defies Cosmic Timelines

    By : Keerthana S, Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope have uncovered Zhúlóng, the most distant spiral galaxy ever observed, formed just a billion years after the Big Bang.Surprisingly mature for its age, Zhúlóng boasts a well-defined, Milky Way–like spiral structure, challenging long-held beliefs about how quickly galaxies can evolve. Detected.....