Astronomers observe elusive stellar light surrounding ancient quasars
The observations suggest some of earliest 'monster' black holes grew from massive cosmic seeds.
May 6th, 2024
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The observations suggest some of earliest 'monster' black holes grew from massive cosmic seeds.
May 6th, 2024
Read morePlanetary scientists have discovered how Venus, Earth's scalding and uninhabitable neighbor, became so dry.
May 6th, 2024
Read moreScientists believe they have found a reason why white dwarfs eat their nearby planetesimals.
May 3rd, 2024
Read moreScientists have discovered a potential 'cosmic glitch' in the universe's gravity, explaining its strange behavior on a cosmic scale.
May 1st, 2024
Read moreManganese-rich sandstones indicate there were once habitable conditions in the Gale Crater.
May 1st, 2024
Read moreAstronomers confirm that differences in the chemical composition of binary stars can be traced back to the earliest stages of their formation.
Apr 29th, 2024
Read moreSamples reveal evidence of changes experienced by the surface of asteroid Ryugu, some probably due to micrometeoroid bombardment.
Apr 29th, 2024
Read moreAlerts can now be sent less than 30 seconds after detection.
Apr 26th, 2024
Read moreAstronomers detected a giant eruption coming from a magnetar, an extremely magnetic neutron star.
Apr 24th, 2024
Read moreA new study shows the intricate processes governing when and where black holes slow down and interact with each other, potentially leading to mergers.
Apr 24th, 2024
Read moreSuch discoveries help researchers better understand the development of molecular complexity in space during star formation.
Apr 23rd, 2024
Read moreBased on radio telescope data and models of black hole physics, scientists used neural networks to reconstruct a 3D image that shows how explosive flare-ups in the disk of gas around our supermassive black hole might look.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreAstronomers have produced the first high-resolution map of a massive explosion in a nearby galaxy, providing important clues on how the space between galaxies is polluted with chemical elements.
Apr 22nd, 2024
Read moreNew method uses density reconstruction for joint analysis of two-point functions to extract primary information from three- and four-point functions.
Apr 19th, 2024
Read moreAstronomers have identified the most massive stellar black hole yet discovered in the Milky Way galaxy, with a mass measuring an impressive 33 times that of the Sun.
Apr 16th, 2024
Read moreAstrophysicists were able to quantify the mass loss of stars via their stellar winds.
Apr 12th, 2024
Read moreScientists confirmed that the phenomenon responsible for the historic burst - dubbed the B.O.A.T. ('brightest of all time') - is the collapse and subsequent explosion of a massive star.
Apr 12th, 2024
Read moreCaptured by cutting-edge radio telescope technology, a chance reactivation of a magnetar - the Universe's most powerful magnets - has revealed an unexpectedly complex environment.
Apr 8th, 2024
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