The sky can conjure up incredible phenomena, and it has prepared several of them for this year as well. Right in the Czech Republic, people will be able to watch a number of beautiful meteor showers throughout the year. For example, it will be necessary to go abroad for a solar eclipse. The sky in … Read more
Jakarta – What are the celestial phenomena of 2024? Astronomers have noted a number of night sky moments this year that shouldn’t be missed. A team of astronomers at the Royal Observatory Greenwich discovered that there are various astronomical views in the night sky in 2024. Reported by the Royal Museum Greenwich, some of them … Read more
Satellites observing our nearest star have revealed a massive solar flare that was the strongest in years. For planet Earth, this could result in a geomagnetic storm that should manifest as early as Tuesday. In the northern hemisphere, where the Czech Republic is also located, the aurora borealis is most likely to appear. Scientists from … Read more
NASA/Unsplash Seasonal spots on Saturn’s rings have already begun to intensify in Hubble telescope images. The phenomenon occurs when the giant planet is close to its equinox, for reasons still unknown. Similar to rays (hence the nickname “spokes”, which in English means “rays”), the spots were first observed in 1981, by Voyager 2. Since then, … Read more
“The celestial ‘theatre season’ will begin in January with the Quadrantids meteor shower and a cluster of planets with the Moon in the morning sky. In the spring, Mercury will appear and there will be a series of meetings between the Moon, Jupiter and Uranus in the constellation Taurus. During the summer, the planet clears … Read more
Scientists believe that the planet Proxima Centauri b is one of many nearby worlds that could be habitable. The authors of a study published in the Astrophysical Journal conducted a new study of the Earth-sized planets that are closest to us. Scientists have concluded that 17 of these planets are most likely similar to Jupiter’s … Read more
Seismic waves have been detected in a new snapshot of an ancient, distant galaxy. The discovery could help scientists understand how our Milky Way was born and evolved. As the ScienceDaily wrote, the more than 12 billion-year-old BRI 1335-0417 is the oldest and most distant known spiral galaxy in our universe. Astronomers are looking for … Read more
New image of Uranus. NASA, ESA, CSA, Space Telescope Science Institute Now we can see the icy blue Uranus in amazing detail. The image centers on Uranus and includes satellites such as Puck, Rosalind, and Juliet. NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI This image is a version of the image released by the National Aeronautics and Space … Read more
Astronomy was certainly one of the stars of 2023. The year had many phenomena that generated beautiful images, such as the solar eclipse, the fragments of Comet Hally and the alignment between the planets Saturn, Mars, Venus and Jupiter. Check out images of astronomical phenomena from 2023 ESA/Hubble, NASA/Disclosure Check out images of astronomical phenomena … Read more
NASA presented a never-before-seen composite image of the so-called Christmas Tree Cluster, which, contrary to its name, does not consist of Christmas trees, but of a multitude of stars. The specialists used different wavelengths and telescopes to take the photo, because originally the shape of the Christmas tree could not be made out so spectacularly. … Read more