From Nebulae Shaped Like a Cranium to Giant Stellar Bubbles: The Universe as You’ve Never Seen It

From frozen landscapes on Mars to distant galaxies glowing across unimaginable distances, modern astronomy continues to reveal a universe far more vast and mysterious than we once imagined. Through the lenses of powerful space telescopes and planetary missions, scientists and photographers have captured images that not only advance our understanding of space, but also invite […]
Artemis II: Americans Return to the Moon

More than half a century after humans last ventured toward the Moon, NASA has launched Artemis II, a bold return to deep space that signals the beginning of a new era in exploration. Four astronauts are now on a 10-day journey around the Moon, retracing—and expanding upon—the path first forged during the Apollo program. The […]
Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a smooth, featureless center that is devoid of gas, resembling an elliptical galaxy. It also has a dusty ring with patchy star […]
A Galactic Embrace

Mid-infrared data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (in white, gray, and red) and X-ray data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory (in blue) come together in this photo of colliding spiral galaxies released on Dec. 1, 2025. The pair grazed one another millions of years ago; billions of years in the future, they will merge […]
Red Spider Planetary Nebula from Webb

Planetary nebulae like the Red Spider Nebula form when ordinary stars like the Sun reach the end of their lives. After ballooning into cool red giants, these stars shed their outer layers and cast them into space, exposing their white-hot cores. Ultraviolet light from the central star ionises the cast-off material, causing it to glow. […]
Avi Loeb Reacts to NASA’s 3I/ATLAS Image Reveal

NASA has revealed new images of the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS after delays caused by the government shutdown. Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb joins “ChicagoLIVE” right after the release to share his first reaction to the data and answer viewer questions about what the images could mean.
NASA’s Mysterious Delay: Are They Hiding Evidence of Extraterrestrial Life?

On Friday’s “Finnerty,” Dr. Avi Loeb discussed NASA’s delay in releasing images of a mysterious object near the sun, speculating on its potential as a mothership. The Harvard scientist said that while NASA has already released Hubble and Webb imagery, the most critical photo captured by a government craft is now sitting unseen by […]
NASA’s Silence on Anomalous Object Sparks Conspiracy Theories (3I/Atlas)

On Friday’s “Finnerty,” Dr. Avi Loeb joined to discuss NASA’s delay in releasing crucial images of a mysterious object.
Should We Be Happier if 3I/ATLAS is a Comet?

This morning, THE TIMES of London published an excellent article about my open-minded view on the nature of the new interstellar object 3I/ATLAS as well as a video interview. The reporter messaged me that he spent half an hour telling the story to his children. “They were absolutely gripped,” he wrote. In a follow-up radio […]
3I/ATLAS: Is This Interstellar Object Just a Comet?

3I/ATLAS immediately assumed celebrity status the moment it was discovered as it was only the third confirmed interstellar object to appear in the solar system. However, data from astronomers have found this third member of an interstellar trinity to be an anomaly. This is due to some of its properties defying cometary behaviour. The more […]