‘What is outside the Universe?’
Beyond Cosmology
Hubble Views an Infant Star
An energetic outburst from an infant star streaks across this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Cosmology
Duncan Lunan looks at the origin of the Universe, and the different ways in which it may end.
A ‘Not So Close Encounter’
The twin galaxies NGC 4496A and NGC 4496B dominate the frame in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope.
Galaxies Part 2
” a huge, complex pattern which has been given the Hawaiian name ‘Laniakea’, hundreds of millions of light-years in extent”
The Sky Above You – March 2022
The Moon will be New on March 2nd, and Full on March 18th, near Spica in Virgo the following night.
Galaxies Part 1
Event horizon of M87 black hole, 6 billion solar masses. Read on to find out more from astronomy expert Duncan Lunan
Galaxy Collision: New #Hubble Image
A spectacular head-on collision between two galaxies fueled an unusual triangular-shaped star-birthing frenzy, as captured in a new image from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope.
The Nebra Sky Disc
‘“The Nebra sky disc? Some years ago I saw a television programme about it. ‘
Planets of Other Stars
” The Alpha Centauri and Proxima stars are being studied intensively in Breakthrough Listen’s ‘Pale Red Dot’ project”
