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The subject of today’s article, A402-BCG, is a giant elliptical galaxy, similar to NGC 1316 pictured here. NASA / ESA / The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA); Acknowledgment: P. Goudfrooij (STScI) The core of the brightest galaxy in the cluster Abell 402 contains a curious void. New observations suggest that an ultra-massive black hole could have…

Astronomers estimate that there are about 200 billion trillion stars in the observable universe. And many of those stars are as bright or even brighter than our sun. So, why isn’t space filled with dazzling light? I am an astronomer who studies stars and planets – including those outside our solar system – and their…

In an arid world of ice and snow, a glacier is ‘bleeding’. A deep red flow of water stains the white landscape surrounding it, remaining liquid even at temperatures well below freezing. And it’s been doing this for more than a century. This is Antarctica’s Blood Falls – and its internal world is even stranger…

The ability to focus is not unique to humans or even to primates. Birds, reptiles, and even fish can direct their attention at a narrow target, filtering out peripheral distractions. This ability has existed for at least hundreds of millions of years, and yet it’s unclear exactly which parts of the brain make it happen….

Enabling & Support 23/03/2026 6729 views 60 likes No matter how much planning goes into space missions, one must always expect the unexpected. But luck favours the prepared. In July 2025, an unexpected visitor entered our Solar System, interstellar object 3I/ATLAS. ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer – Juice – happened to be in the right…

Jezero Crater on Mars is a 45-kilometer-wide (28-mile) crater that once hosted a lake billions of years ago fed by two distinct river valleys with Jezero eventually forming an exit channel over time. One of Jezero’s most prominent features is the massive river delta that consists of sediments that were deposited as the inflow slowed…