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Kelly Kizer Whitt
Outstanding Einstein ring revealed in new image
This elliptical galaxy acts as a gravitational lens, warping the light from a distant spiral galaxy and allowing us to see it in the form of an Einstein ring.
March 27, 2025
Farewell to Gaia after 12 successful years
ESA has now switched off the Gaia spacecraft, sending it into retirement on March 27, 2025. Gaia measured some 2 billion Milky Way objects.
March 27, 2025
Most distant known galaxy is mature in a baby universe
Astronomers have discovered oxygen in the most distant known galaxy. So, the stars are surprisingly older than we'd expect for the early universe.
March 20, 2025
A new data release hints dark energy may be weakening
A new data release from the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument hints that the universe's dark energy is not constant and may be weakening over time.
March 19, 2025
New Euclid images reveal hidden gravitational lenses
New Euclid images dive deep into our universe, unveiling millions of galaxies, along with galactic clusters, quasars and gravitational lenses.
March 19, 2025
Blue Ghost ends its pioneering mission with the sunset
Firefly Aerospace's Blue Ghost mission has come to a successful end with the setting of the sun on the moon, as it enters 2 weeks of darkness.
March 19, 2025
NOAA expects a tornado outbreak in the Southeast on March 15
NOAA's Storm Prediction Center calls for the possibility of a tornado outbreak in the Deep South today, March 15, 2025. Read more about it here.
March 15, 2025
New Mars and Deimos pics from revealing Hera flyby
Hera is on its way to investigate the aftermath of our collision with an asteroid. But first it flew past Mars. See the new Mars and Deimos pics here.
March 14, 2025
128 new Saturn moons just announced. Incredible!
Astronomers have discovered a whopping 128 new Saturn moons. This brings Saturn's moon total to 274, by far the most of any planet in our solar system.
March 11, 2025
New record for oldest impact crater on Earth
Researchers in Australia have discovered a new record holder for the oldest impact crater on Earth yet known. The impact dates back some 3.5 billion years.
March 9, 2025
