Astronomy

The Perseid meteor shower is back: All the best places to watch shooting stars in Israel

One of the most impressive celestial shows of the year reaches its peak on August 12. But here’s a tip: Shooting stars can also be seen in the days before and after the peak.

Stargazing in the Negev Mountains
The Indian, Kachchhi/Gujarati, document.

Researchers decode 200-year-old Red Sea navigational chart, revealing lost seafaring secrets

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Selling light after dark: Satellite designed to reflect sunlight to Earth approved by FCC

Sheep grazing near Stonehenge.

Ancient structure near Stonehenge may have inspired its solstice alignment, archaeologists say


The image that forced NASA to clarify: There are no trees on Mars

A single photo that resurfaced sparked an online storm: Dark streaks resembling trees on the surface of Mars turned out to be an extraordinary natural phenomenon.

Mars

A rogue star could cast Earth into darkness – and that would be the end of humanity

A new study outlines a rare but chilling scenario: A wandering star from the depths of the galaxy could disrupt the orbits of the planets, fling Earth out of the solar system – and end humanity.

 Are we in a great danger?

Astronomers find first visual evidence of rare double-detonation supernova

Layers of calcium in remnant SNR 0509-67.5 confirm the double explosion mechanism occurs in nature.

 Astronomers find first visual evidence of rare double-detonation supernova.

The largest astronomical camera ever built: First images from powerful new telescope

Rubin Observatory will map the southern sky every three nights over the next decade.

 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile.

Astronomers unveil the most detailed image of the Sculptor Galaxy

Researchers identified nearly 500 planetary nebulae in the galaxy, vastly exceeding previous counts.

 A detailed, thousand-colour image of the Sculptor Galaxy.

Unexpected giant: Saturn-mass planet found orbiting tiny red dwarf

Discovery defies expectations for planets around low-mass stars.

 TOI-6894b Exoplanet - artist's impression.

Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune

Object measures about 700 kilometers in diameter and has a 25,000-year orbit around the sun.

 Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune.

Possible new dwarf planet spotted near the edge of the solar system

The researchers said 2017 OF201 was identified in observations by telescopes in Chile and Hawaii spanning seven years.

 Astronomers discover potential dwarf planet 2017 OF201 beyond Neptune.

Astronomers anticipate Blaze Star's next eruption could light up the sky in 2025

The explosion could make T CrB as bright as Polaris, visible to the naked eye.

 Astronomers anticipate Blaze Star's next eruption could light up the sky in 2025.

Webb telescope documents alien planet's death plunge into a star

The James Webb Space Telescope reveals that planets may spiral into their stars, rather than being swallowed by expanding red giants. This changes our understanding of planetary destruction.

 Artist's impression of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope.