The Sagittarius A* supermassive black hole at the core of the Milky Galaxy may be "warping the spacetime surrounding it into a shape that can look like a football," according to the Chandra X-ray Telescope team. Credit: NASA/CXC/A. Hobart
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Description NASAβs Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yardang layer formed. Figure A is a crop zooming in
Description NASAβs Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the craterβs rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Just nine days prior, on Aug. 26 (Sol 4,996), Curiosity set a mission milestone by re
A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew memberβs tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor βIkeβ Glover (in green) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen (in red) observed impac
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Massive Black Hole Has 'Awakened' In Galaxy SDSS1335+0728
James Webb Space Telescope Spots Supermassive Black Hole In The Early Universe
Pillars Of Creation In 3D Created From Webb And Hubble Space Telescope Data
Hubble Views Of Mars and More During Space Telescope's 35th Anniversary
James Webb Space Telescope Captures The Ancient 'Firefly Sparkle' Galaxy
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 October 7 ββ¦ Todayβs APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written
Travel to James Webb Space Telescope's NIRCam and MIRI instrument views of protostar L1527. The protostar is about 100,000 years old. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Thaddeus Cesari: Script Dr. Michelle Thaller: Narrator Music Credit: "Looking to the Future" by Ca
Take a journey 12 million light-years away with this breathtaking visualization of the Cigar Galaxy (M82), captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Witness the intricate details of its starburst core and the powerful galactic superwind in unprecedented clarity. Footage courtesy: NASA, ESA, CSA, A
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) captured an amazing video of the outflow Herbig-Haro 49/50 (HH 49/50), a newborn star. Credit: Directed by: Bethany Downer and Nico Bartmann Editing: Nico Bartmann Web and technical support: Enciso Systems Written by: Bethany Downer Music: Stellardrone - The Bel
Experience the excitement of Starship Flight 14. From the final seconds of the countdown to the rocket soaring past Max Q, this clip showcases the successful launch with stunning visuals from both the ground and onboard cameras.
A newly released panorama captured by NASAβs Curiosity rover offers the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs, highlighting features the missionβs scientists have long been waiting to see up close. The scene was snapped at 8:30 a.m. local Mars time, showing striking blue hues
As an astronaut traverses the lunar South Pole, tribocharging from walking on the lunar surface and plasma charging from the ambient plasma generate electric charge on the spacesuit. This problem is severely compounded when entering lunar shadows and Permanently Shadowed Regions (PSRs). In these dar
Diligent sleuthing by astronomers uncovered a surprising chemical clue that indicates the white dwarf star HS 0209+0832 may host a second-generation planet. This artistβs concept released on Oct. 5, 2026, depicts that possible explanation. The white dwarf is the βdeadβ core of a star that burned thr
A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASAβs James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth. Stars, the engines of elemental creation
ΠΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½ΠΎ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΠΆΠΎΠ½ΡΠΎΠΌ, Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΎΡΠΎΠΌ ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ. ΠΊΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΈΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΠΌΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΊΠΎΠ»Π»Π΅Π΄ΠΆΠ° ΠΠΎΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠ½Π°, 29 ΡΠ΅Π½ΡΡΠ±ΡΡ 2026 Π³. ΠΡΠΎΠ²Π΅Π΄Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ»Π΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅Π², ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡ Β«ΠΠ°ΠΊ-Π΄Π΅-Π¨Π°ΡΠΌΒ», ΠΎΠ±Π»Π°ΡΡΡ Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΊΠ°Π» Π·Π° Π·Π°ΠΏΠ°Π΄Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΊΡΠ°Π΅ΠΌ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠ° ΠΠΆΠ΅Π·Π΅ΡΠΎ, ΠΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅Π²Π΅ΡΠ°Π½Ρ Π½Π°ΡΠΊΠ½ΡΠ»ΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΠ±ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π΅ ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ»ΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠ½Π΅ΠΉ, ΡΡΠ΅ΠΈΠ²Π°ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ°Π½ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ.
ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ: 2026 6 ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ±ΡΡ β Aβ¦ Π‘Π΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΡΡ ΠΈΠ² ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠΈ Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΠ½Π΄Π΅ΠΊΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ² ΠΠΎΠΈΡΠΊ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½Π΄Π°ΡΡ RSS ΠΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π Π½Π°Ρ ΠΠ±ΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡ ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½Π° Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΡΠΊΡΠΎΠΉΡΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡ! ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ, Π½Π°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π½ΡΠΌ
ΠΠΎΠΌΠΏΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π΄Π°ΠΊΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΉ Π°Π½Π°Π»ΠΈΠ· 2026 Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π°, ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²ΡΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ ΠΠΆΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΡΡ Π£ΡΠ±Π±Ρ Intel Π½Π° FreeSky Cosmos. ΠΡΠΊΡΠΎΠΉΡΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΊΠ»ΡΡΠ΅Π²ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΠ°ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Ρ, ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΠΈ, ΡΠΌΠΏΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ Π΄Π°Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΡΠΎΡΠΊΠΈ Π·ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ, ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²ΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ°Π·Π²ΠΈΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ°.
New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of βdeadβ white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.
In a galaxy far away, a sleeping giant has stirred. For the first time, scientists have observed a massive black hole springing to life, an event captured through the Very Large Telescope and visualized in this stunning video. Credit; Space.com | ESO/L. CalΓ§ada, M. Kornmesser, N. Risinger (Sky Surve
The James Webb Space Telescope has confirmed a supermassive black hole in galaxy CANUCS-LRD-z8.6, part of galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223. Credit; ESA/Webb, NASA & CSA, G. RihtarΕ‘iΔ (University of Ljubljana, FMF), R. Tripodi (University of Ljubljana, FMF), N. Bartmann (ESA/Webb) | edited by Space.c
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ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΠ°ΡΠΊΠ° ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ 2026 5 ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠ±ΡΡ β M104:β¦ ΠΡΡ ΠΈΠ² ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠΈ Π΄Π½Ρ Π½Π° ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎΠ΄Π½Ρ ΠΠ½Π΄Π΅ΠΊΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ² ΠΠΎΠΈΡΠΊ ΠΠ°Π»Π΅Π½Π΄Π°ΡΡ RSS ΠΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π Π½Π°Ρ ΠΠ±ΡΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡ ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΡ Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΡΡΡΠΎΠ½ΠΎΠΌΠΈΡ ΠΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ½ΠΊΠ° Π΄Π½Ρ ΠΡΠΊΡΠΎΠΉΡΠ΅ Π΄Π»Ρ ΡΠ΅Π±Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡ! ΠΠ°ΠΆΠ΄ΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅Π½Ρ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²Π»ΡΡΡΡΡ ΡΠ°Π·Π½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ³ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠ²Π»Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π²ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ Ρ ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ.
Explore the Pillars of Creation like never before in this immersive 3D fly-through. Witness how the dense dust and gas captured by Hubble transform when viewed through Webb's infrared lens, uncovering the newborn stars hidden within. Credits Producer Greg Bacon (STScI), Frank Summers (STScI), NASA's
Footage from NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope that celebrates 35 years in space. Images of Mars, planetary nebula NGC 2899, Rosette Nebula and galaxy NGC 5335 to celebrate. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Paul Morris: Lead Producer Narrator: Dr. Jennifer Wiseman Music Credit: "God is in th
βFirefly Sparkle,β a galaxy that existed about 600 million years after the big bang, has been imaged by the James Webb Space Telescope. The "galaxy is gleaming with star clusters," according to NASA. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center Music Credit: "Explore in Hope" by Timothy James Cornick