ASTRONOMY

ASTRONOMY

A handout image of the star Betelgeuse, a color composite made from exposures from the Digitized Sky Survey 2 (DSS2). The image was released on July 28, 2026. Photo:Reuters.

Astronomers observe companion star orbiting stellar giant Betelgeuse

The finding offers fresh insight into the life cycle of one of the night sky's brightest and most closely watched stars.

The warped stellar disk of the Milky Way above the Warsaw University Telescope in Chile. A national observatory could give Bangladeshi scientists access to observational astronomy. Photo: Reuters

The cosmic frontier: Why Bangladesh needs a national astronomical observatory

An artist's impression of a planetary system with four planets, around a small red star, called LHS1903 with a large reddish-brown rocky planet with craters is visible in the foreground and three smaller planets: one with blue and white colors, another with blue and brown bands, the third with a rocky surface behind it and in the top right corner of the image, a small but bright red star illuminates the scene, with space dust and distant stars visible in the background, in this illustration released on 12 February 2026. Photo: ESA/Reuters

Astronomers puzzle over 'inside out' planetary system

A small crowd — children, elderly men, and parents — gathered on the field of Kalabagan Krira Chakra around a telescope pointed toward the sky. Photo: Courtesy

Sky observation camp: Growing young minds through the stars

An artist's concept depicts a supermassive black hole in the process of shredding to pieces a massive star at least 30 times the mass of the sun. Photo: Caltech

Astronomers observe black hole flare brighter than 10 trillion suns

The Bangladeshi team poses for a photo with the National Flag at the 4th Open World Astronomy Olympiad in Sochi, Russia recently. Photo: Courtesy

Bangladeshi team arrives in Russia for astronomy olympiad

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New interstellar comet to make a distant flyby, says NASA

Bangladesh must chart its own course in space science, aligning activities with national priorities. Photo: Courtesy

To the stars and towards Earth: Bangladesh's position in Astronomy and Space Science

Photo: Courtesy

Bangladesh Astronomical Association, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka hosts astronomy event on Einstein's birthday

Durbin intends to make people citizens of the universe by allowing them to engage with images of deep-sky objects through small, powerful telescopes. Photo: Courtesy

CASSA: Bangladesh’s first academic astronomy research centre

Stargazers gather on a Kalabagan rooftop to witness a rare planetary parade. Photo: Mehedi Hasan

A dance with planets: The growing passion for astronomy in Bangladesh

Photo: Collected

Bizarre galaxy shows evidence of cosmic collision

Illustration: Rexy Jason Gomez

From Dhaka to the world and beyond: How Zubuyer Kaolin wins hearts with astrophotography