Astronomy

Astronomers Solve Mystery behind Galaxy Clusters’ Endless Heat
TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists observing the Centaurus galaxy cluster made an exciting breakthrough by discovering powerful streams of hot gas swirling rapidly in its core.

Scientists Just Mapped 130 Million Stars to Reveal Universe’s Hidden Haze
TEHRAN (ANA)- Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear redder and dimmer than they actually are and to correct for this, researchers need to understand how dust interacts with light.

Lunar Trailblazer Vanishes after Launch, Leaving NASA Puzzled
TEHRAN (ANA)- After losing contact with Lunar Trailblazer on February 27, NASA engineers are still attempting to reestablish communication.

Researchers Reveal: Adsorptive Regolith on Mars Soaks up Water
TEHRAN (ANA)- A research group from Tohoku University has helped shed light on improving an existing Mars climate model.

NASA’s Genius Plan to Use Gravity to Reach Moon
TEHRAN (ANA)- NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer is gearing up for launch, riding on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of the IM-2 mission.

Iran to Inaugurate Strategic Space Center in May
TEHRAN (ANA)- Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iranian Space Agency, announced that a strategic under-construction space center will be inaugurated in May.

Glowing Dark Tower Sparks New Stars in Scorpius
TEHRAN (ANA)- A stellar nursery hidden in Scorpius, the Dark Tower is a glowing, wind-sculpted cloud of gas shaped by young stars’ radiation.

NASA Finds Sun’s Secret Warning before Massive Solar Flares
TEHRAN (ANA)- Scientists have long struggled to accurately predict solar flares, but a recent breakthrough using NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory has uncovered a promising new sign: flickering coronal loops.

Scientists Discover Space Chorus Far from Earth
TEHRAN (ANA)- An international research team has discovered chorus waves more than 160,000 km away from Earth -- a space phenomena previously believed to occur only near Earth's dipole magnetic field regions.

Scientists Unveil Stunning New Images of Hidden Exocomet Belts around 74 Nearby Stars
TEHRAN (ANA)- Astrophysicists have achieved a major breakthrough by capturing images of exocomet belts around 74 nearby stars.