Space Telescopes

Astronomers spotted a distant supermassive black hole launching record-speed winds after an intense X-ray flare, revealing magnetic forces at work and offering fresh clues about how violent galactic centres evolve.

Mysterious interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS appears to change colour for third time with sudden brightening

3I/ATLAS is the third-known interstellar object to enter our solar system. It was discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in Chile, travelling at over 210,000 kilometres per hour.

10 Mind-Blowing Black Hole Wallpaper Images by NASA for Space Lovers

Explore 10 jaw-dropping black hole wallpapers captured by NASA. These cosmic visuals reveal the mysterious beauty of space, perfect for anyone fascinated by the universe’s most powerful and puzzling objects.

Meet Dr Nikku Madhusudhan: Indian-origin scientist who discovered alien life on a planet 120 light-years away

K2-18b is a “sub-Neptune”, bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. It was first discovered in 2017.

NASA’s Webb captures distorted galaxy forming cosmic question mark; check out the stunning images

The image, captured by Webb, showcases a rare gravitational lensing effect in the galaxy cluster MACS-J0417.5-1154. This cluster, acting as a massive lens, distorts and magnifies distant galaxies, creating intriguing visual distortions.

NASA launches NuSTAR to study cosmic mysteries

Yesterday, NASA kickstarted its latest mission to look for black holes in the universe, when it saw the Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) launch over the central Pacific Ocean at 9 a.m. PDT (noon EDT) Wednesday.