Tracing a neutrino ghost to the distant Shadow Blaster galaxy
This image shows a close-up of the gravitationally lensed galaxy nicknamed ‘Shadow Blaster’, which astronomers have identified as the likely source of the high-energy neutrino event IC 210922A, detected by the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in 2021. Gravitational...
‘Strongest hints’ of magnetic activity in exoplanets
This illustration shows magnetic activity in an exoplanet. The planet is a gas giant like Jupiter, but it’s very close to its host star and tidally locked: one side always faces the star and is scorching hot, whereas the other side is extremely cold. This steep...
Two planets spotted forming in disc around young star
This image shows two planets being born around the young star WISPIT 2. These observations were made with the SPHERE instrument at ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT). SPHERE can directly image exoplanets by correcting atmospheric turbulence and blocking the light from...