NASA has started the new year with a self-proclaimed “double bang” — that is, an image of supernova remnant 30 Doradus B, or 30 Dor B. Why is it a double? Well, in creating this image, a team of astronomers studying the remnant discovered that it could not have been formed by a single supernova. Instead, […]
Disgraced British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell admitted there was a Prince Andrew puppet in paedophile Jeffrey Epstein’s New York apartment, newly released court documents show. The British royal Andrew was accused by Johanna Sjoberg of groping her breast while posing with what is reported to have been a Spitting Image puppet of himself in Epstein’s Manhattan […]
Claim: A photo authentically depicts Donald Trump with his two eldest children, Ivanka and Eric, alongside Jeffrey Epstein in 1993. Rating: Rating: True A photo of Donald Trump with his two oldest children, Ivanka (then 12 years old) and Eric (then 9 years old), alongside financier and eventual convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is authentic. […]
A doctored image was shared repeatedly in Korean-language social media posts falsely claiming it shows a victim of a tsunami triggered by the 7.5-magnitude earthquake which struck Japan in January 2024. The altered image has circulated since at least 2017, and is in fact a composite photo of the late South Korean president Roh Moo-hyun […]
Boston Police are searching for a suspect wanted in connection to an armed robbery on a mail carrier Thursday night. Officers responded to Talbot Street and Welles Ave in Dorchester just after 5:30 p.m. where a postal worker stated to police he was robbed at gunpoint for his mail key. Police released a surveillance picture […]
A new image has been published by Israeli media purportedly showing the first glimpse in 30 years of Mohammed Deif — the shadowy commander of Hamas’ military wing who has survived repeated assassination attempts. The photo, first published by Channel 12 on Wednesday, reportedly was obtained by Israeli forces fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip, […]
Hubble spied a collection of spiral galaxies, located at various distances from Earth and gathered for a stunning festive image released on Christmas Day. The largest galaxy in the Hubble Space Telescope image from Monday (Dec. 25) is NGC 1356, which can be seen on the right side of the picture. This spiral galaxy is […]
Even if dreams of a white Christmas fail to come true this year, the Hubble Space Telescope has ensured at least one snowball gets thrown during the festive season. Hubble collected data that was used to build a stunning image of a tightly bound cluster of stars that looks like a cosmic snowball. It’s situated […]
At first glance, this image of Saturn looks as if it could be a shot from an old Star Trek” episode, thanks to its slightly grainy appearance and analog-esque glow. But this composite photo was taken on Oct. 22, 2023, by the Hubble Space Telescope — and most importantly, it captured a very interesting detail. If […]
The “forbidden” light of a distant spiral galaxy shines brightly in a new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. Located about 275 million light-years from Earth, the galaxy, called MCG-01-24-014, has two prominent, well-defined spiral arms and an energetic glowing core known as an active galactic nucleus (AGN). The galaxy is seen face-on with its […]
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a glowing new portrait of Uranus that showcases the ice giant’s typically hidden rings, moons, weather and atmosphere — features that were nowhere to be seen in the planet’s […]
A member of a galactic quartet steals the show in a stunning new image from the Hubble Space Telescope. The irregular galaxy, NGC 2814, takes center stage in the new Hubble view, which excludes its three nearby companion galaxies. Together, the four neighboring galaxies comprise a galactic group named Holmberg 124. “The galaxy appears to […]