China’s FAST Discovers Farthest Hydrogen Galaxies By Lu Chengkuan, Science and Technology Daily Reporter “China’s Sky Eye” (FAST) has made a new discovery. On the 10th, it was announced by the National Astronomical Observatory of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, that based on the observation data from “China’s Sky Eye”, an international research team led … Continue reading “China’s Sky Eye” Spots Farthest Hydrogen Galaxies
The Mystery of the Oldest Star in the Universe Astrophiles are well aware that the age of the universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old, meaning no celestial bodies within it can be older than this age. However, in the vast expanse of the cosmos, a star identified as “HD 140283” has garnered attention from … Continue reading Oldest Star in Universe Discovered: Its Formation Mysteries Unveiled
The story of Wan Hu, a nobleman from the Ming dynasty 700 years ago who ambitiously pursued his dream of flight, is well known to many. Despite his determination, Wan Hu paid the ultimate price for his impulsive endeavor due to the technological limitations of his era. In ancient China, predating the Qin dynasty, the … Continue reading Pluto, discovered by U.S. astronomers, now has the ashes of its finder voyaging beyond the solar system.
Lantern Festival and Supermoon Tomorrow Night Tomorrow (24th) It’s the Lantern Festival, also known as the Yuanxiao Festival 🌕, a time to appreciate the full moon of the year 📷. According to astronomy experts, this Yuanxiao full moon is not only “the fifteenth moon is round on the fifteenth,” but it also happens to be … Continue reading Lantern Festival & Supermoon tomorrow night!
January 18, 2024 13:00:21 by Yao Liwei On January 18, astronomers, observing through the James Webb Space Telescope, discovered the oldest black hole in the universe, dating back more than 13 billion years. The mass of this black hole is astonishing, reaching millions of times the mass of the Sun, challenging our existing theories on … Continue reading Ancient 13B-year-old Supermassive Black Hole Discovered
According to Xinhua News Agency, the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom recently announced that an international team of researchers led by the university has observed a black hole dating back to about 400 million years after the Big Bang, using the James Webb Space Telescope. The black hole’s mass is millions of times … Continue reading Oldest Black Hole Spotted!
China Launches Einstein Probe: A Milestone in X-ray Astronomy On January 9th, the Einstein Probe satellite was launched successfully into orbit aboard the Long March 2C rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center, as reported by the EFE Agency on January 11th. This satellite represents China’s first large-field X-ray astronomy satellite and is designed to … Continue reading China-EU Einstein Probe Launch