#astronomy

To Infinity & Beyond

Yesterday I visited the Night Maps exhibition at the Warburg Institute, which explores the history of celestial maps and globes, and how mapping the heavens has shaped our understanding of the world. Which might account for why I was so blown away by TripGeo Space - a brand new collection of space and sci-fi development projects. Currently, TripGeo Space consists of two interstellar space tours: Solar Trip Cosmic Trip I'm not sure how accurately either tour represents the cosmos, or even whether they strictly qualify as maps at all. However, both are really impressive interactive 3D tours - an

Maps Mania · EN

“Earth Not a Globe”: Parallax’s Zetetic Astronomy (1865)

A book more or less responsible for the revival of Flat Earth theories in the modern period.

Public Domain Review · EN

Archaea Survived Enceladus-Like Conditions in Lab

Enceladus’s ocean is extremely alkaline and low on carbon dioxide, but one terrestrial extremophile made it work.

Eos · EN

Starwatch: Catch the striking trifecta of Venus, the moon and Spica at break of dawn

The brilliant planet is about to join the waning crescent moon and the brightest star in the Virgo constellation Early risers have a beautiful sight to look forward to this week as brilliant Venus joins the waning crescent moon and the star Spica in the morning sky. The chart shows the view looking east-south-east from London at 0600 GMT on 7 November. Venus will be the easiest object to identify, shining brilliantly. Next to it will be Spica, the brightest star in the constellation of Virgo, the virgin, situated about 250 light years from Earth. Continue reading...

Guardian Science · EN

Astronomers may have been wrong about what ended the 'Cosmic Dark Age'

How did the universe transition from an impenetrable fog of hydrogen into the bright and starlit cosmos we see today? Astronomers think they're onto the answer.

Live Science · EN

Webb and Hubble discover new details in one of our galaxy's spookiest objects

The Cat's Head Nebula shows its ghostly insides and sinister red eye in rival views from the Hubble and James Webb space telescopes.

Live Science · EN

A rainbow of ancient rocks on Mars | Space photo of the day for Nov. 2, 2026

In this image, we can see a colorful view of an ancient, rocky Martian hill.

Space.com · EN

James Webb Space Telescope uncovers new clues about the origins of 'interstellar invader' comet 3I/ATLAS

The findings are another clue towards understanding the origins of 3I/ATLAS and the planet-forming conditions around other stars.

Space.com · EN

This Halloween, amateur astronomers may be in for a dwarf planet treat

The Vera Rubin Observatory is shedding new light on the faraway regions by Neptune and beyond, including possible solar system building blocks.

Science News · EN

A Collapsing Star Produced an Afterglow Brighter Than Its Galaxy

“The explosion packed roughly a billion years of the sun’s energy output into a pencil-thin beam” The post A Collapsing Star Produced an Afterglow Brighter Than Its Galaxy appeared first on Nautilus .

Nautilus · EN