Using tablet computers before bedtime can disrupt normal sleep patterns, a new study found. Under normal conditions the pineal gland in the brain secretes melatonin, a chemical that is partially responsible for regulating the sleep-wake...

Combining data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory with radio observations and computer simulations, scientists have found a vast wave of hot gas in the nearby Perseus galaxy cluster. Spanning some 200,000 light-years,...

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever found. And, it’s big! With a diameter of approximately 80 miles across, it’s about 50 times larger than typical comets. Its...

What makes a planet a planet? And what makes a star a star? Once we know this these defining characteristics, we start to notice that these definitions can overlap. Which begs the question, can a planet be bigger than its parent star?

In this video, we explore the concept of how telescopes allow us to see objects that are light years away, giving us a glimpse into the past. By understanding how light reflects off objects and travels to our eyes, we can comprehend how...

The Big Bang theory states that the Universe ‘began’ with a colossal explosion about 13,700 million years ago and has been expanding ever since. Here are two pieces of evidence for the Big Bang. Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation and...

Thanks to the Hubble Space Telescope, we have seen nebula like never before. But are they really as colourful as Hubble makes out?

Using data from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope and other facilities, scientists have found the first gamma-ray binary in another galaxy and the most luminous one ever seen. The dual-star system, dubbed...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been revealing the secrets of the universe for over 30 years, but it turns out Hubble has some secrets of its own!



The question is: When was the last...

Astronomers have found the best evidence for a black hole of an elusive class known as “intermediate-mass,”...

30 years ago, the Hubble Space Telescope unlocked a window on the universe. Through that window we’ve seen the wonders of our Milky Way and expanded our vision across the galaxy. From the birth and death of stars to the...

ISRO are stepping up their game with their upcoming space missions. What do they hope to achieve?

Astrum investigates some examples of the longest and shortest years that we know of. The differences are mind-boggling!

A study of 544 star-forming galaxies observed by the Keck and Hubble telescopes shows that disk galaxies like our own Milky Way unexpectedly reached their current state long after much of the universe's star formation had ceased. Over...

This video provides a brief yet intriguing overview of black holes, explaining their formation, characteristics, and different types. It highlights the challenges scientists face in directly observing black holes and explores the...

The Hubble Space Telescope is keeping watch over many, many galaxies using the combined superpowers of its incredible optics and a quirk of nature called gravitational lensing.



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Take a space walk through the Milky Way galaxy, our home in the vast universe. Exploring the origins of its name and the concept of galaxies, the video delves into the size, shape, and composition of the Milky Way. It also highlights the...

What new findings have we discovered about our favourite little world, Pluto?

We can't use tape measures, rulers or lasers to measure the astronomical distances to stars and galaxies, so how do we do it?

This live-action video program is about the word universe. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word universe through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...

Did you know that everything is moving? Even you, as you're sitting perfectly still, because the earth is moving, and the sun, and the galaxy, and so forth. For this reason, it only makes sense to talk about the motion of some object...

Just as our own sun has many planets, other stars also have planets of their own. These are called exoplanets. The first of these was discovered in the 1990s, and since then, thousands of others have been found, thanks largely to the...

What is a black hole? How is it formed? And where are they? In this video, learn from Space Science specialist Douglas Equils about one of the most massive and mysterious things in our universe, black holes. From the GCSE / K12 "Earth...

Almost everything you could want to know about the 7th planet from the Sun, Uranus.