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Russia ‘captures village in Kharkiv’
5:34PM That’s all for today Thank you for following our live coverage. On Sunday, Russia claimed to have taken another village in Kharkiv as Volodymyr Zelensky warned a fresh offensive is looming.Kyiv is struggling to hold the eastern front and the push has marked an inflection point in the conflict, with analysts saying Moscow has gained
Hubble captures a galaxy with a voracious Black Hole
NASA Hubble Space Telescope recently captured an image of galaxy NGC 4951, which is located almost 50 million light-years away from Earth in the Virgo constellation. In the image, one can see bright, starry spiral arms surrounding an active galactic center. The galaxy NGC 4951 is a fascinating example of a Seyfert galaxy, a highly
VST Captures Beautiful Emission Nebula: Gum 41
Using ESO’s VLT Survey Telescope (VST) at Paranal Observatory in Chile, astronomers have produced this beautiful image of the little-known nebula Gum 41. This VST image shows Gum 41, an emission nebula about 7,300 light-years away in the southern constellation of Centaurus. Image credit: ESO / VPHAS+ Team / CASU. Gum 41 is located in
Footage captures moment Lionel Messi is unveiled by David Beckham’s Inter Miami in front of sell-out stadium
Lionel Messi was unveiled by Inter Miami on Sunday as 20,000 fans packed the DRV PNK Stadium to welcome their new star. The MLS outfit finally confirmed the arrival of the 36-year-old on Saturday, with the forward penning a deal until the end of 2025. 6Messi was unveiled by Inter Miami on Sunday in front
Footage captures Carlos Alcaraz’s brilliant reaction to journalists wearing matching bucket hats in Wimbledon press conference
Carlos Alcaraz loved how the Spanish journalists at Wimbledon greeted him after winning the title on Sunday. Alcaraz beat Novak Djokovic in a five-set thriller to win his first Wimbledon title. 3Alcaraz pumped his fist after seeing the journalists in bucket hatsCredit: YouTube 3Alcaraz loved how the Spanish journalists greeted himCredit: Twitter - @AlcarazAddict The
ShadowCam Captures Spectacular Photos of Moon’s South Polar Region
NASA’s ShadowCam instrument is flying with five other instruments aboard KARI’s Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), also known as Danuri, which launched on August 4, 2022. This image of Shackleton crater was captured by NASA’s ShadowCam instrument aboard the Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter. Image credit: NASA / KARI / ASU. ShadowCam was developed by Malin
Terzan 1 is a globular cluster about 21,800 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Scorpius. This Hubble image shows Terzan 1, a globular cluster located some 21,800 light-years away in the constellation of Scorpius. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Hubble / R. Cohen. Terzan 1, also known as ESO 455-23 and Terzan 1966
Hubble captures epic view of three galaxies merging into one
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows no less than three galaxies that are in the process of merging to become one, called IC 2431. Located 681 million light-years away in the constellation of Cancer, this object shows what can happen when galaxies collide and merge into each other. The enormous gravitational forces…
Astronaut captures magical shot of the moon and Earth
By Trevor Mogg February 16, 2022 6:40PM NASAAstronaut Mark Vande Hei has shared a sublime shot (above) of the moon and Earth captured from the International Space Station. “Shockingly bright as I opened our shades, the moon lingered, strutting by,” Vande Hei wrote in a tweet alongside the photo. “Lots of time to find good…
Hubble captures a cosmic interaction
NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope snaps an image of an interacting galaxy pair in the Arp 282 system. The system is located almost 319 million light-years away in the constellation of Andromeda. The galaxy pair includes a large spiral galaxy NGC 169 (bottom) and IC 1559 (top). Both galaxies have energetic, active galactic nuclei (AGN). However,…