Gaia Spacecraft Survives Meteor Strike and Solar Storm, Resumes Milky Way Study

The European Space Agency’s Gaia spacecraft, designed to map the stars of the Milky Way, recently endured a micrometeoroid impact and a solar storm, causing significant disruptions. Despite the damage, … Read More

Einstein Ring Reveals Mysteries of a Hyper-Luminous Galaxy 10 Billion Light-Years Away

Astronomers have observed an incredibly luminous infrared galaxy (HyLIRG) named PJ0116-24, located 10 billion light-years from Earth. This discovery was made possible through the observation of an “Einstein ring,” a … Read More