https://flipnews.co.uk/topics/astronomy/ The latest Flip News stories on astronomy. en-GB Sun, 04 Oct 2026 21:23:22 GMT https://flipnews.co.uk/science/beta-pictoris-b-radio-signals-exoplanet/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/beta-pictoris-b-radio-signals-exoplanet/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Astronomers using South Africa's MeerKAT array have detected auroral radio bursts from the gas giant Beta Pictoris b, 64 light-years away — the first radio emission unambiguously traced to an exoplanet, and the first measurement of an exoplanet's magnetic field. Sarah Whitfield exoplanet beta pictoris b radio signals astronomy harvard meerkat auroras Phys.org https://flipnews.co.uk/science/hubble-spots-chaotic-secret-ngc-4698-galaxy/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/hubble-spots-chaotic-secret-ngc-4698-galaxy/ Fri, 25 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA has released a new Hubble image of the spiral galaxy NGC 4698, whose delicate arms shy away from its glowing centre and hover in a ring-like structure around the disc's edge. Sarah Whitfield hubble nasa ngc 4698 spiral galaxy astronomy NASA https://flipnews.co.uk/science/hubble-200000-orbits-supernova/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/hubble-200000-orbits-supernova/ Wed, 23 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA's Hubble Space Telescope completed its 200,000th orbit of Earth on 19 September; it is now watching for the reappearance of the gravitationally lensed supernova Athena, discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope in 2025. Sarah Whitfield Hubble Space Telescope NASA supernova gravitational lensing astronomy NASA (Hubble Mission Team, Goddard Space Flight Center) https://flipnews.co.uk/science/chandra-hypersoft-xray-sources/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/chandra-hypersoft-xray-sources/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory has revealed a new class of objects that emit unusually low-energy X-rays but intense ultraviolet light — and they could help solve two long-standing cosmic mysteries. Sarah Whitfield nasa chandra astronomy x-ray pinwheel-galaxy andromeda NASA Science https://flipnews.co.uk/science/roman-telescope-first-light/ https://flipnews.co.uk/science/roman-telescope-first-light/ Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope's 300-megapixel camera has captured its first photons of starlight — a blurry but landmark test image as the flagship observatory wakes up en route to L2. Sarah Whitfield NASA Roman Space Telescope astronomy space NASA